![]() Still, I remind myself that my mission in reading these Pulitzers isn't to rip them to shreds for their out-dated phrases, racist references, or mysogynist portrayals of women, however I may want to apply all my literary theory to the pile. ![]() Eugene Morgan, one of the few sympathetic characters in the story, visits a psychic, and receives a message from Isabel, the deceased love of his life, to "be kind" to her son (the spoiled and horrible Georgie.) It was at, however, that I actually threw my hands in the air and laughed out loud at the ludicrousness of the whole stinking thing. ![]() Too much dialogue between the novel's least likable characters, the spoiled and horrible Georgie Amberson Minafer and his pathetic Aunt Fanny, left me annoyed. I understand that Tarkington's use of the term "darkies" to describe people of color was merely a reflection of his time, but it was still a shock to read it in print, in 2017 post-President Obama America.Īround, mid-way through the story, I became antsy and somewhat bored. I was also a little confused: how had I never heard of this once hugely popular novel?Īnswers unfolded as quickly as the pages turned, however.īy Page Six, I was offended. So my expectations were high when I turned to Page One of The Magnificent Ambersons. According to the record books, Booth Tarkington was not only a magnificently popular writer, but he was also considered to be the greatest American author of his time. ![]()
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