The Magnificent Ambersons Summary
First published in 1918, The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington is scarcely talked about anymore. It is considered a rather boring book, much like its setting in a small midwest town. Like the town, however, it soon grows into a bustling city. The Magnificent Ambersons is a underrated book that beautifully combines character, setting, and plot. The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington is about the effects of the rise of industry. It centers around a town that’s transitioning into a city. The book is revolves around the Ambersons, a rich family that is swept away by the transition. The plot revolves around the only grandson of the family, George Amberson Minafer. It is through his brattiness and his constant hatred of his
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Every character in the book is great with characteristics that made them seem so life like. Lucy is a strong female character with the attitude of Independence, but is overly so. It fact one of her main flaws in her love of George, which rather endears you to the character. Tarkington skillfully makes the reader loath George and wish for him to be taken down, and by the end feel sorry for him. I thought Tarkington also did well with Wilbur Minafer, in making him rather forgettable and quiet, until after he died. One of my favorite moments was when George reached his absolute low in forbidding his mother from seeing Eugene, and justified himself in believing he was the Hamlet to save to his mother from an evil suitor. This comparison made me start to feel for the hero of this tragedy, although I still hated his actions. The Magnificent Ambersons was one of the best books that I have read in awhile. Tarkington's style and grace shined as all the book seemed to be as beautiful and lavish as the Amberson Mansion. The book was bittersweet towards the end, but The two love stories parallel each other in a way that highlights the inner dilemmas without having it being said. The Magnificent Ambersons is a great book filled with unforgettable characters that a person can sympathize with, a plot that is reminiscent of shakespearean tragedies, and a beautiful backdrop that matches the rest the book”s energy. An overlooked
Every character in the book is great with characteristics that made them seem so life like. Lucy is a strong female character with the attitude of Independence, but is overly so. It fact one of her main flaws in her love of George, which rather endears you to the character. Tarkington skillfully makes the reader loath George and wish for him to be taken down, and by the end feel sorry for him. I thought Tarkington also did well with Wilbur Minafer, in making him rather forgettable and quiet, until after he died. One of my favorite moments was when George reached his absolute low in forbidding his mother from seeing Eugene, and justified himself in believing he was the Hamlet to save to his mother from an evil suitor. This comparison made me start to feel for the hero of this tragedy, although I still hated his actions. The Magnificent Ambersons was one of the best books that I have read in awhile. Tarkington's style and grace shined as all the book seemed to be as beautiful and lavish as the Amberson Mansion. The book was bittersweet towards the end, but The two love stories parallel each other in a way that highlights the inner dilemmas without having it being said. The Magnificent Ambersons is a great book filled with unforgettable characters that a person can sympathize with, a plot that is reminiscent of shakespearean tragedies, and a beautiful backdrop that matches the rest the book”s energy. An overlooked