Patience and Sarah (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Alma Routsong
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Love
- Time of Work: Early 1880’s
- Setting: Connecticut and New York
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Adolescence, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Nineteenth century, New England, Lesbianism or lesbians, Farms, farmers, or farming, Women, Connecticut, Frontier or pioneer life
- Locales: Connecticut, New York
Characters Discussed
Patience White, a single twenty-eight- year-old who aspires to be a painter. The house she shares with her brother and his family is half hers. She does all the necessary household chores and has no desire to marry. The daily example of Edward and Martha gives her little reason to be idealistic about marriage. Her paintings often involve stories of transformation. When she meets Sarah, who confesses her love, Patience discovers her purpose in life. Her love transforms her, making it possible to be kind even to Martha. Her love also frightens her as others...
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