Ceremony in Lone Tree (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Wright Morris
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: Mid-twentieth century
- Setting: Nebraska
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s
- Locales: Nebraska
Characters Discussed
Walter McKee, who is responsible for organizing his father-in-law’s ninetieth birthday celebration, held in the prairie ghost town of Lone Tree. Although McKee is tired of the continual presence of Tom Scanlon, his father-in-law, he labors on under a sense of duty. This condition of denial accounts for an emotional decay in McKee, a corrosive element that distances him from his wife, family, and friends. McKee focuses on this lack of understanding, which produces a continual state of perplexity over the most normal circumstances of life. McKee’s return...
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