Anywhere but Here (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Mona Simpson
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s to the 1970’s
- Setting: Bay City, Wisconsin, to Hollywood, California
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman, Domestic realism, Family literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, North America or North Americans, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, 1940’s, Midwest, 1930’s, California, West, U.S., Single parents or single-parent families, Hollywood
- Locales: Bay City, WI, Hollywood, CA
Characters Discussed
Ann August, the narrator of four sections. Ann, the daughter of Adele August, recalls moments from her youth, especially the tensions in her relationship with her mother over a period of several years.
Adele August, the narrator of the last chapter. Mother to Ann, daughter to Lillian, and sister to Carol, Adele possesses lofty ambitions. She foists those desires on Ann, dragging her across America in search of a glamorous identity for both of them in Hollywood. Adele rarely sees beyond surface impressions and allows her myopic view to dominate and...
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