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Title: This Is the End
Note: Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "This Is the End" by Stella Benson is a novel that was written during the early 20th century, specifically in the time of World War I. The book seems to explore themes of idealism and existential questioning through its central character, Jay, a bus conductor who challenges societal norms and her family's conventional expectations. Her journey embodies a quest for meaning amid chaos, particularly in a world turned upside down by war and personal conflicts. The opening of the novel introduces Jay as a unique character with a penchant for questioning everything around her. We see her political and philosophical outlook manifested in her refusal to accept societal conventions, which ultimately leads her to leave her family behind. As the narrative unfolds, we also meet her family, which includes various relatives characterized by their own quirks and less-than-perfect dynamics, each with differing views on life and morality. The beginning sets a rich atmosphere of introspection that hints at Jay's secret world, her desire for freedom, and the exploration of deep existential themes against the backdrop of an uncertain and changing society. The conflicts introduced promise a layered narrative filled with the struggle between individual desires and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Benson, Stella, 1892-1933
EBook No.: 11324
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 50
Language: English
Subject: London (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: This Is the End
Note: Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "This Is the End" by Stella Benson is a novel that was written during the early 20th century, specifically in the time of World War I. The book seems to explore themes of idealism and existential questioning through its central character, Jay, a bus conductor who challenges societal norms and her family's conventional expectations. Her journey embodies a quest for meaning amid chaos, particularly in a world turned upside down by war and personal conflicts. The opening of the novel introduces Jay as a unique character with a penchant for questioning everything around her. We see her political and philosophical outlook manifested in her refusal to accept societal conventions, which ultimately leads her to leave her family behind. As the narrative unfolds, we also meet her family, which includes various relatives characterized by their own quirks and less-than-perfect dynamics, each with differing views on life and morality. The beginning sets a rich atmosphere of introspection that hints at Jay's secret world, her desire for freedom, and the exploration of deep existential themes against the backdrop of an uncertain and changing society. The conflicts introduced promise a layered narrative filled with the struggle between individual desires and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Benson, Stella, 1892-1933
EBook No.: 11324
Published: Feb 1, 2004
Downloads: 50
Language: English
Subject: London (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.