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Title: Poor White: A Novel
Note: Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "Poor White: A Novel" by Sherwood Anderson is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book revolves around the life of Hugh McVey, a young man born into poverty and hardship in a small town along the Mississippi River. It explores themes of social class, self-discovery, and the struggle to escape a cycle of indolence and familial dysfunction. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Hugh McVey, whose early life is marked by neglect and hardship, primarily due to the failings of his alcoholic father. Orphaned and left to fend for himself, Hugh unexpectedly finds an opportunity for growth when he begins working as a man's assistant at a railroad station. There, he experiences a new rhythm of life and the influence of Sarah Shepard, the station master's wife, who becomes a maternal figure and endeavors to educate him, pulling him away from the lethargy that plagues his family and community. In this opening portion, we see Hugh's struggle with his identity, his desire for self-improvement, and his gradual awakening to the possibilities of a life beyond his impoverished upbringing, setting the stage for his later journey toward independence and self-actualization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941
EBook No.: 7414
Published: Feb 1, 2005
Downloads: 124
Language: English
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: Inventors -- Fiction
Subject: Middle West -- Fiction
Subject: Industrial revolution -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Poor White: A Novel
Note: Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Text file produced by Eric Eldred, William Flis and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger
Summary: "Poor White: A Novel" by Sherwood Anderson is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book revolves around the life of Hugh McVey, a young man born into poverty and hardship in a small town along the Mississippi River. It explores themes of social class, self-discovery, and the struggle to escape a cycle of indolence and familial dysfunction. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Hugh McVey, whose early life is marked by neglect and hardship, primarily due to the failings of his alcoholic father. Orphaned and left to fend for himself, Hugh unexpectedly finds an opportunity for growth when he begins working as a man's assistant at a railroad station. There, he experiences a new rhythm of life and the influence of Sarah Shepard, the station master's wife, who becomes a maternal figure and endeavors to educate him, pulling him away from the lethargy that plagues his family and community. In this opening portion, we see Hugh's struggle with his identity, his desire for self-improvement, and his gradual awakening to the possibilities of a life beyond his impoverished upbringing, setting the stage for his later journey toward independence and self-actualization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941
EBook No.: 7414
Published: Feb 1, 2005
Downloads: 124
Language: English
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: Inventors -- Fiction
Subject: Middle West -- Fiction
Subject: Industrial revolution -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.