Though Jamie is two years older than Eric's father, he is accused by Eric's parents of acting younger than his age and pitying himself like a child. Dinner that night will be in honor of Jamie, who is turning thirty-four.
The story begins as Eric returns home from a day of exploring and playing on his father's land. In attendance are Eric, Eric's parents, Jamie, and his old dog.
The main scene of the story takes place as Eric's mother and father are hosting Jaime's birthday dinner. Jamie and Eric's father were in the war together, and now that they are both home, back to the land their fathers farmed as neighbors before them, they spend many nights together at a bar called The Rafters. The narrative of "The Man Child" centers around Eric, an eight-year-old boy who lives on a large farm with his mother and father and in the frequent company of their neighbor, his father's best friend Jamie.
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