A Long and Happy Life (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Reynolds Price
- First Published: 1962
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1957
- Setting: A rural North Carolina community
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism, Regional fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Love or romance, South or Southerners, Marriage, Pregnancy, Fear, North Carolina, Duty, Death or dying, Small-town life, Childbirth, Funeral rites or ceremonies, Life and death
- Locales: North Carolina
Characters Discussed
Rosacoke Mustian, a woman about twenty years old who must make important decisions when she discovers that she is pregnant. The father of the child, Wesley Beavers, has offered to marry her, but she fears the very thought of childbirth because her friend, Mildred Sutton, died during the birth of her child Sledge. Rosacoke’s participation in the church Christmas pageant as the Virgin Mary reassures her and gives her the strength to determine her future. She decides to marry Wesley.
Wesley Beavers, Rosacoke’s boyfriend and the father of the child...
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