About “The Cop and the Anthem”
Soapy, an old man struggling with poverty and responsibility, wants to spend the winter in jail at Blackwell's Island. He attempts to commit crimes to get himself arrested but fails each time. His efforts to break the law do not succeed, leaving him without the shelter he hoped to find. The story highlights his desperation and the irony of his situation.
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- 1972 · ISBN 9780871295132