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Title: The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations

Note: Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Suzanne Shell, Dave Morgan and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Summary: "The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations" by James Branch Cabell is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book is a humorous satire on the social dynamics of a small Southern town, Lichfield, focusing on the life and loves of Colonel Rudolph Musgrave as he navigates a web of relationships and societal expectations. The overarching theme seems to explore the juxtaposition of personal desires against the backdrop of societal norms and limitations. The opening of the story introduces a whimsical tale involving china figures—a shepherdess and a chimney-sweep—who, after an antiquated adventure, settle for a love limited by constraints represented by a "rivet" in the grandfather's neck. This metaphor serves to illustrate the notion of the emotional binds and limitations that the characters in the novel will experience. We also meet Colonel Musgrave, who is caught up in the gossip surrounding his romantic entanglements, particularly with Patricia Stapylton, and the societal pressures surrounding their lives, hinting at deeper themes of honor, shame, and the quest for genuine love amid the restrictions of their tightly-knit community. As the narrative unfolds, it bids readers to ponder the nature of happiness and fulfillment against the tide of societal conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958

EBook No.: 10041

Published: Nov 1, 2003

Downloads: 48

Language: English

Subject: Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations

Note: Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Suzanne Shell, Dave Morgan and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Summary: "The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations" by James Branch Cabell is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book is a humorous satire on the social dynamics of a small Southern town, Lichfield, focusing on the life and loves of Colonel Rudolph Musgrave as he navigates a web of relationships and societal expectations. The overarching theme seems to explore the juxtaposition of personal desires against the backdrop of societal norms and limitations. The opening of the story introduces a whimsical tale involving china figures—a shepherdess and a chimney-sweep—who, after an antiquated adventure, settle for a love limited by constraints represented by a "rivet" in the grandfather's neck. This metaphor serves to illustrate the notion of the emotional binds and limitations that the characters in the novel will experience. We also meet Colonel Musgrave, who is caught up in the gossip surrounding his romantic entanglements, particularly with Patricia Stapylton, and the societal pressures surrounding their lives, hinting at deeper themes of honor, shame, and the quest for genuine love amid the restrictions of their tightly-knit community. As the narrative unfolds, it bids readers to ponder the nature of happiness and fulfillment against the tide of societal conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958

EBook No.: 10041

Published: Nov 1, 2003

Downloads: 48

Language: English

Subject: Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.