McTeague - A Story of San Francisco
At first McTeague has a simple but satisfying life, surrounded by three symbolic possessions: a caged canary, a concertina, and a gold-plated molar he wants to use as his shop sign. McTeague can be seen as the canary, imprisoned in his gilt cage by the forces of society and heredity; the concertina represents his pleasure in plebeian culture and the molar, his crude profession. Norris also shows the effects of striving for social status. McTeague comes from a family of poor miners; as a dentist, he is barely on the cusp of professional respectability. Described as hopelessly stupid, he reverts to his innate brutish roots. His wife, Trina, com…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-59547-772-9
- EAN: 9781595477729
- Produktnummer: 3404933
- Verlag: Nuvision Pubn
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 284 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 417 g
- Gewicht: 417
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