Country Place (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Petry
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The late 1940’s
- Setting: Lennox, Connecticut
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Northeast, U.S., Class conflict, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, 1940’s, Prejudices or antipathies, Class consciousness, New England, Violence, Connecticut, Death or dying, Good and evil, Revenge, Storms, Veterans, Wills
- Locales: Lennox, CT
Characters Discussed
Johnnie Roane, the protagonist, a young man who returns home from World War II with idealized expectations of a happy reunion with his wife, Glory, and a happy return to his hometown, Lennox. A sensitive and artistic man. Johnnie has squelched dreams of becoming an artist and moving to New York in order to keep Glory. His long-distance deification of Glory helped him to endure the war.
Mrs. Bertha Laughton Gramby, the wealthiest woman in town. Her advanced years, fortune, and race have granted her status as an icon in the predominantly white town. A...
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