![]() ![]() ![]() When Odd leaves the bathroom, Buddy leaves and claims in front of everyone at the family dinner that Odd has stolen the cameo. During the party, when Buddy is sulking in his bathroom cupboard, he spots Odd stealing a precious cameo. To stop this problem, his cousin, Miss Sook, invites Odd to her big Thanksgiving dinner. ![]() Buddy gets stopped on the way to school every day by a bully named Odd Henderson, who pins him to the ground and rubs burrs into Buddy's head because "he's a sissy", an appellation to which Buddy admits. The story is narrated by nine-year-old Buddy, whose older cousin is his best friend. One of the main characters, Miss Sook Faulk is based directly on Truman's older cousin, Nanny Rumbley Faulk, whom Truman called "Sook". The Thanksgiving Visitor was inspired by Truman Capote's childhood growing up in Alabama. It is a sequel to Capote's A Christmas Memory. The story has a strong moral lesson related to revenge. The story takes the form of a childhood tale about a boy and his bully problem. The Thanksgiving Visitor is a short story by Truman Capote originally published in the November 1967 issue of McCall's magazine, and later published as a book by Random House, Inc. ![]()
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