Why did the colonel give Mrs Bixby a mink coat?
But as she leaves her husband’s office, Mr Bixby’s secretary, Miss Pulteney, walks proudly past her, wearing the mink coat. It is implied Mr Bixby is having an affair with Miss Pulteney, decided to give her the coat, and purchased a cheap stole for his wife instead.
What is the theme of the short story Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat?
The major theme of this story is betrayal and deception. The story is meant to illustrate the idea that “turnabout is fair play” when we start to deceive and betray one another. Mrs. Bixby has been carrying on an affair for years behind her husband’s back.
What was Mrs Bixby’s job?
dentist
Plot summary. Mrs. Bixby and her husband, a dentist, live in a flat. Once a month, for years, (eight years she went by) Mrs Bixby would get on the train at Pennsylvania Station and travel to Baltimore, supposedly visiting her old aunt but she she is having an affair with the Colonel.
Do you think Mr Bixby knows about his wife’s relationship with the colonel if so when and how do you think he found out?
Bixby didn´t know about his wife affair with the Colonel because he was also cheating on her. He was as focus as Mrs. Bixby to try to hind his relationship with Mrs. Pulteney.
How did Mrs Bixby keep the Colonel’s coat?
Mrs. B, after having an eight years affair with the Colonel, is given an expensive coat as a parting gift. Mrs. B realizes her husband will question where the coat comes from, so she comes up with a plan to keep the coat. She takes the coat to a pawnbroker, then pretending to have found the ticket in the taxi.
Where did Mr and Mrs Bixby live in New York?
Mr and Mrs Bixby lived in a smallish apartment somewhere in New York City. Mr Bixby was a dentist who made an average income. Mrs Bixby was a big vigorous woman with a wet mouth. Once a month, always on Friday afternoons, Mrs Bixby would board the train at Pennsylvania Station and travel to Baltimore to visit her old aunt.
How is the story of the Bixby family developed?
The plot of the story is unfolded around the Bixby family, so the story opens with the description of this family. The author from the very start lays bare that Mrs. Bixby has a lover whom she constantly visits in Baltimore. Also the reader is informed that her husband has no idea about this. Then the events of the story are developed swiftly.
Who is the victim Mrs Bixby or Mrs Maloney?
She could have waited for her husband or went to the house but rather she would be in time for her flight. Statement 2: Mrs. Bixby is guilty and in the end of the story she is both the guilty one and the victim whereas Mrs. Maloney is the victim and in the end the one who commits the crime.