Walter Van Tilburg Clark's short story, The Portable Phonograph, is a
tale about the last survivors in the world after the total destruction of a war.
The author gives clues and hints of this throughout the beginning by writing in
a narative voice and describing the scene in dark war-like terms. The
characters are then introduced as a group of men huddled around a fire. The
older of the men, Doctor Jenkins, is the leader and his character is full of
personality that can be analyzed by the reader. He is the owner of the shelter
that they meet in. This paper will point out the different…
