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portada An American Tragedy
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
732
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9x15.2x4.6 cm
Weight
0.87 kg.
ISBN13
9781950330768
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An American Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser (Author) · Classic Wisdom Reprint · Paperback

An American Tragedy - Dreiser, Theodore

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Synopsis "An American Tragedy "

The author based the book on a notorious criminal case. On July 11, 1906, resort owners found an overturned boat and the body of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. Chester Gillette was put on trial, and convicted of killing Brown, though he claimed that her death was a suicide. Gillette was executed by the electric chair on March 30, 1908. The murder trial drew international attention when Brown's love letters to Gillette were read in court. Dreiser saved newspaper clippings about the case for several years before writing his novel, during which he studied the case closely. He based Clyde Griffiths on Chester Gillette, deliberately giving him the same initials.This novel is full of symbolism, ranging from Clyde's grotesque description of the high gloomy walls of the factory as an opportunity for success, symbolizing how it is all a mirage, to the description of girls as "electrifying" to foreshadow Clyde's destination to the electric chair; Dreiser transforms everyday mundane objects to symbols.Dreiser sustains readers' interest in the lengthy novel (over 700 pages) by the accumulation of detail, and by continually varying the "emotional distance" of his writing from Clyde and other characters, from detailed examination of their thoughts and motivations to dispassionate reportage.

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