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"The Rise of Silas Lapham"
Analytical Essay # 64714
"The Rise of Silas Lapham"
An analysis of William Dean Howell's novel, "The Rise of Silas Lapham" and how it deals with social wrongs and complex ethical choices.
1,341 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
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MLA | 2006
Paper Summary:
This essay presents the confusing encounter between the New World and the Old, innocence and experience and the future and past as seen through the eyes of the character Silas Lapham from William Dean Howell's book "The Rise of Silas Lapham".From the Paper:
"Silas Lapham is a successful American businessman who builds a fortune from his father's discovery of minerals to produce an exceptional grade of paint. He cultivates his father's discovery into a lucrative business and immense fortune. With the help of his wife, Persis, they create a financially secure world for themselves and their two daughters. Persis serves as Silas' moral conscience throughout the novel, forever reminding him where his heart should reside. Silas is best described as a man "you could never tell when he really meant a thing" (19). His greed made him fortunes but never allows him to belong to the social class in which he aspires."More papers on "The Rise of Silas Lapham":
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"The Rise of Silas Lapham" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Rise-of-Silas-Lapham/64714
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""The Rise of Silas Lapham"" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Rise-of-Silas-Lapham/64714>
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