The Last Picture Show (Identities and Issues in Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry McMurtry
- First Published: 1966
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: 1950’s, Maturation or coming of age, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Teenagers, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Rural or country life, Friendship, West, U.S., Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Adultery, Small-town life, Wealth, Sports, Theaters, Texas, High schools or high school students
- Locales: Thalia, TX
The Work
The Last Picture Show, Larry McMurtry’s third novel, treats the struggle to come of age in a society that has lost traditional moorings. In the small fictional town of Thalia, Texas, Sonny Crawford, from whose point of view the story is told, has no real family. In his senior year in high school in 1954, Sonny lives in a rooming house with his friend Duane.
Their football coach, Herman Popper, is a poor coach, but he is even worse as a classroom teacher. Unfortunately, most of the other teachers are no better, and Sonny and Duane sleep through most of...
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