Three Lives by Gertrude Stein

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Author Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
Title Three Lives
Stories of The Good Anna, Melanctha and The Gentle Lena
Note Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by S.R.Ellison, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. Through three distinct narratives centered around the lives of Anna Federner, Melanctha, and Lena, the work explores themes of love, duty, and self-identity, often highlighting the intricacies of human relationships. The characters, particularly Anna, who is portrayed as nurturing yet overburdened, bring depth to the exploration of life's struggles within domestic settings. The opening of the book introduces us to Anna, nicknamed "the good Anna," who manages a household for her leisurely mistress, Miss Mathilda. We learn about Anna's relationships with the various under-servants she supervises, detailing her struggles to maintain order and provide care. Her character is depicted as someone who embodies a strong sense of duty and responsibility, often scolding her charges and the pets in her care, thereby establishing her as both a caretaker and an authoritarian figure in the home. As the story unfolds, the dynamics between Anna and Miss Mathilda, along with her previous underlings, paint a vivid picture of Anna's arduous life filled with challenges and unfulfilled desires, setting the stage for the themes of sacrifice and the pursuit of a meaningful existence that will permeate the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Working class women -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 15408
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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