Cass Timberlane (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1940’s
- Setting: Grand Republic, Minnesota
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Love or romance, Social issues, Marriage, 1940’s, Midwest, Adultery, Moral conditions, Judges
- Locales: New York, NY, Minnesota
Characters Discussed
Cass Timberlane, district judge in Grand Republic, Minnesota. A good man, he lives a lonely life after his divorce until he is stirred in his forty-first year by a young girl, Jinny Marshland, who is from the lower classes. He marries the girl, despite the objections of his friends and hers. The marriage is not entirely a happy one, but thanks to the judge’s patience and love, the marriage succeeds.
Blanche Timberlane, the judge’s ex- wife.
Jinny Marshland, a young girl who marries Judge Timberlane. She finds difficulty in adjusting to her...
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