The Girl (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Meridel Le Sueur
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: St. Paul, Minnesota
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Betrayal, Prostitution or prostitutes, Restaurants, bars, taverns, or pubs, Depression, economic, Midwest, 1930’s, Pregnancy, Rape, Robbery or robbers, Childbirth, Minnesota
- Locales: St. Paul, MN
Characters Discussed
The Girl, the unnamed narrator, daughter of poor, rural Minnesotans. She makes her way to the twin cities, “Sodom and Gomorrah,” as her mother calls them, and finds work in a speakeasy called the German Village. There, she falls in love with Butch. They become involved in a bank robbery that results in Butch’s death. The Girl, who is pregnant, returns to her women friends who live in a warehouse in St. Paul and help each other through collectives and by pooling their resources. She gives birth to a daughter.
Clara, a prostitute. Frail and...
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