Poor White: A Novel by Sherwood Anderson
"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.)
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| Author | Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 |
|---|---|
| Title | Poor White: A Novel |
| Note | Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_White_(novel) |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Eric Eldred, William Flis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Inventors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Middle West -- Fiction |
| Subject | Industrial revolution -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 7414 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 197 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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