Print
Word
PDF|
This section contains 479 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
The Big Town Summary & Study Guide Description
The Big Town Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
This detailed literature summary also contains Related Titles on The Big Town by Ring Lardner.
Preview of The Big Town Summary:
The subtitle of this collection of reated stories defines Lardner's theme and plot: "How I and the Mrs. go to see New York to see life and get Katie a husband." Getting his sister-inlaw a husband leads Tom Finch, the "wise boob" narrator of the five stories, to contrast life in South Bend, Indiana, with that of booming post-war New York City. The autobiographical element in the stories &mdash...
|
This section contains 479 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
