The Far and the Near Study Guide consists of approx. 39 pages of summaries and analysis on The Far and the Near by Thomas Wolfe. Browse the literature study guide below:
The story takes place in the United States in the 1930s on the outskirts of a small town located along the railroad tracks. The engineer of an express train sees a small tidy house from his high seat in the cab as the train passes. The engineer has been riding the same route for twenty years and always looks forward to seeing this house each time he travels this route between two cities. (
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