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Jack Finney
1956
Short Story
Allegory, Drama
"Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" is described by a third-person omniscient narrator.
"Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" is written in the past tense.
In the story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets," the protagonist, Tom Benecke, expects to fall from a window ledge to his death. He realizes that if this happens, the contents of his pockets will indicate a life poorly lived.
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