Mama and the Doctor's Wife.

Mama and the Doctor's Wife

from Mama's Bank Account

Theme: Ambition and deception. Mama tricked Mrs.Beauchamp by bartering a man who could do Mrs.Beauchamp's house work for free.

Text Evidence: (Mama took a deep breath. "Just as soon he is able, Madame Beauchamp." "What?" Mama put her hand on Papa's shoulder. "This is the man.")

Summary: When papa falls ill and needs help from a specialist mama doesn't have the money. With some clever thinking mama gets the help mama needs.

Characters: Papa, Mama, Author, Dagmar, Dr. Johnson, Nels, men from ambulance, Christine, Miss Durant, Baby Kaaren, Aunt Jenny, Aunt Trina, Mr. Thirkelsen, Aunt Marta, Uncle Ole, Aunt Sigrid, Uncle Peter, Madame Beauchamp, Dr. Beauchamp, and the nun's at the hospital.

                                                                                                    Conflict: Mama doesn't have the money.

Point of View: First Person.

Text Evidence: "Dagmar and I began to cry, but for once Mama didn't pay any attention to us."