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Octopus, a Story of California:
Finding Americanism in the Character of Presley The Octopus, a Story of California is a novel from Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr., the American novelist. Apart from this novel, The McTeague (1899) and The Pit (1903) are some of the examples that show his beautiful writing skills. The Octopus, a Story of California is a story of all about conflict among ranchers and the Pacific and Southwestern Railroad (P&SW) for the land purposes. This novel captures a great character of the American life in the settings of endless growth opportunities in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The story focuses upon the wheat farmer’s relentless fight …show more content…
The first and foremost characteristic, Norris introduces in this novel is Presley’s individualism. As a true American, Presley wants to write a unique and a perfect literature work in the form of poems such as Song of the West and continue looking for writing a superlative literature and a poem book. He seems persistent in writing the poem for and of the new race, people, spirits, and which encompasses the general people and provinces. But, due to loads of harsh and tragic encounters, he shows and feels in his region, he abandons his dream of writing the Song of the West. But, these circumstances do not able to discourage and upset him to write a poem book. In the middle of tragic events, as equipped with the never give up attitude, he writes a well-regarded poem, “The …show more content…
He is college-educated such as Annixter and his quality and philosophical writing skills proves it to be right. He thinks for his society, friends, and craves improve the society in its fresh and effective way. He likes to enlighten and advise the people as observed in the numerous events in the novel.
Other Americanism in Presley’s character. For American, time is money (Eby 40). Presley is seen to be valuing the time in each instance, and every time he cut and keep the conversation short with each person such as talk with Harren about shipping rates, Dyke about job lost matter, Annixter about the threat, Vanamee about tragic story he has, doctor, audience and Shelgrim about sound argument. Also, he always completes his tasks in the specified timeline and receives a great deal of respect from his
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Octopus, a Story of California:
Finding Americanism in the Character of Presley The Octopus, a Story of California is a novel from Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr., the American novelist. Apart from this novel, The McTeague (1899) and The Pit (1903) are some of the examples that show his beautiful writing skills. The Octopus, a Story of California is a story of all about conflict among ranchers and the Pacific and Southwestern Railroad (P&SW) for the land purposes. This novel captures a great character of the American life in the settings of endless growth opportunities in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The story focuses upon the wheat farmer’s relentless fight …show more content…
The first and foremost characteristic, Norris introduces in this novel is Presley’s individualism. As a true American, Presley wants to write a unique and a perfect literature work in the form of poems such as Song of the West and continue looking for writing a superlative literature and a poem book. He seems persistent in writing the poem for and of the new race, people, spirits, and which encompasses the general people and provinces. But, due to loads of harsh and tragic encounters, he shows and feels in his region, he abandons his dream of writing the Song of the West. But, these circumstances do not able to discourage and upset him to write a poem book. In the middle of tragic events, as equipped with the never give up attitude, he writes a well-regarded poem, “The …show more content…
He is college-educated such as Annixter and his quality and philosophical writing skills proves it to be right. He thinks for his society, friends, and craves improve the society in its fresh and effective way. He likes to enlighten and advise the people as observed in the numerous events in the novel.
Other Americanism in Presley’s character. For American, time is money (Eby 40). Presley is seen to be valuing the time in each instance, and every time he cut and keep the conversation short with each person such as talk with Harren about shipping rates, Dyke about job lost matter, Annixter about the threat, Vanamee about tragic story he has, doctor, audience and Shelgrim about sound argument. Also, he always completes his tasks in the specified timeline and receives a great deal of respect from his