A New Year's party as a backdrop as the events transpire into a nefarious proposal. An unnamed narrator begins the story looking at a church. A wedding is taking place. Rather suddenly, he remembers a Christmas tree and party, and decides this new thought makes for a more interesting story. He will return to the wedding almost as an afterthought at the end of the tale. The wedding becomes a frame, a literary term used to describe how one story serves as an introduction and conclusion for the embedded story. In this story, the emphasis falls on the story about the party, while the wedding opens and closes that story. The narrator describes the events and people at the party, which ends up being a commentary about society. Although the party is primarily for the children, the adults use it as an excuse to converse openly and freely. Since the narrator claims to not know anyone, he fades into the background and begins his narrative. Social Status
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