A Deal in Wheat (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank Norris
- First Published: 1902
- Type of Plot: Naturalistic
- Time of Work: About 1900
- Setting: Kansas and Chicago
- Principal Characters: Sam Lewiston, Emma Lewiston, Mr. Truslow, Mr. Hornung, Hornung's broker
- Genres: Short fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Farms, farmers, or farming, Property, Economic conditions, Edible plants, Wheat
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Kansas
The Story
The price of wheat is the thread holding together this episodic short story. As Sam Lewiston hitches up the buckboard, he and his wife, Emma, anxiously wonder if wheat is still selling for sixty-six cents a bushel. Like so many Kansas farmers, they face economic disaster if the price does not rise. Regardless of the market, Sam must sell his wheat today, and if the bears still rule in Chicago, he and Emma will lose the land they love. Both sense that their worst fears are about to be realized. Looking out across the prairie and into an uncertain future, Emma reminds...
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