America's Midwest in Regional Novels
Week 6 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Hultquist 201B | Ages 14 and up
American literature is rich in its description of her people and their places. Both Sinclair Lewis and Booth Tarkington, American novelists of bygone days, have managed to represent their hometowns in classic novels; Lewis's Main Street and Tarkington's Magnificent Ambersons are rich in characters and details that give a picture of life in towns that are traditional, yet changing. While the authors develop interesting characters, the situations and stories make for interesting reading and understanding.
Class Times
Students should come to class prepared with the following materials:
- Paper or notebook;
- writing instrument; and
- Signet Classic edition of Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street
Ruth Gerrard Cole
B.S., M.A.T. College of Wooster; 3 additional years graduate work in supervision, curriculum, gifted, theological studies; 33 years high school and college teaching, 19 years gifted coordinator, 25 years teaching Shakespeare elective, 10 years teaching English language history; publications in Shakespeare, gifted, linguistics; Master's thesis on Shakespeare's Histories; 20 years teaching Special Studies and Road Scholar; extensive speaking.
