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Francis is a short story written by american novelist Dave Eggers. This is the story of a young boy growing up in the suburbs of chicago. He spent his vacations in Quetico Provincial Park, up on the border of Minnesota and Canada. But he won't be going back any day soon, not after what happened to a girl called Francis Brandywine.

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Siti (30), a middle-aged woman waiting for his husband did a penance to get a child in a room of their house. During the 40 days of the penance, Siti was not allowed to meet or even see her husband. Every day, Siti had to deliver food for her husband and had to turn away so she didn’t see her husband. On the 40th day, Siti was happy because her husband’s hermitage would finish at 12 o’clock at night. However, after 12 o’clock at night, her husband did not come out of the room.