The Strangers That Came to Town is a short story written by Abrose Flack. It centers around an poor immigrant family, the Duvitches, and their struggle to be accepted in a prosperous American community. The story is told through the eyes of Andy, a young American boy who plays a mean trick on the Duvitches, causing them to lose their fish dinner by putting bar of soap in with the live fish. His father forces him and his brother, Tom, to compensate for the Duvitche’s loss by catching 61 fish, 12 of them bass. The two boys catch the 61 fish, 13 of which are bass, and return them to the Duvitches, who are so overcome with gratitude that they invite the family over to dinner. Andy is surprised to find that the Duvitches are actually very clean, tidy, nice people, and, surprisingly, not very different from other Americans. The incident helps to guide the Duvitches out of their home and allows them to integrate themselves more in the neighborhood. They are no longer outsiders, but a contributing part of the community. There is no real antagonist in this story. The community may be considered the antagonist, since they are at first opposed to the Duvitches, but they have no lines of dialogue and they eventually come to accept the Duvitches as part of the neighborhood. In the beginning, the protagonist is as disgusted with the Duvitches as the rest of the community, but is overcome with regret at his actions after ruining the fish by poisoning them with soap after the Duvithes continue to act with humility and general meekness. “Instead, Mr. Duvitch broke down. My brother and I did not know where to look and during those moments we suffered more acutely than we had suffered in the clouds of mosquitoes and under the broiling sun. After our neighbor had composed himself, he seized our hands and bowed his head over them. There was something Biblical in the man's gesture. Anyway, it was my greatest lesson in humility.” I enjoyed this story very much. It was a realistic take on what poor immigrating families must have gone through when settling in America. While the protagonist may have been antagonist towards the Duvitches at the beginning of the story, he clearly underwent a major character development, learning a great lesson in humility after his experience with the Duvitch family.