"The End of California"

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This paper reviews "The End of California," written by Steve Yarbrough. The paper briefly compares his writing style to that of William Faulkner. The paper then discusses the plot and central character of Yarbrough's novel. It analyzes the flaws, as well as the positive aspects of the book and concludes that while not a great novel, it is a pleasurable novel to read.

From the Paper:

"In Loring, Alan Depoyster manages the Piggly Wiggly market, where every day for the past fifteen years, he has opened the store room at 7:00 AM. From this initial entrance, it is clear that Alan Depoyster harbors a driving bitterness over the fact that he was relegated to being a stockboy at Piggly Wiggly by the end of high school, and then not even in Loring, because the scandal of his father's desertion of the family was so great that he had to be farmed out to an aunt in a neighboring town in order to be allowed to find a job. Now, although he has risen to being a manager, he clearly knows the limitations of his position, supervising young people who stay with Piggly Wiggly only if they cannot escape to something significantly better, generally far from the confines of Loring. The reappearance of Pete Barrington, now Doctor Barrington, but otherwise so little changed, reopens the wounds that time has scarred over but not really healed."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Yarbrough, Steve. The End of California (New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006).

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