The Scapegoat (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Lee Settle
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 3:00 , Friday, June 7, 1912, to 8:00 , Saturday, June 8, with flashbacks to and previsions of events in the lives of some characters
- Setting: West Virginia
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Class conflict, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, 1910’s, War, Barbershops or barbers, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century
- Locales: West Virginia
Characters Discussed
Beverley Lacey, the proprietor of the Seven Stars coal mine in Lacey Creek, West Virginia, and descendant of the family that originally settled and controlled this entire mining district. During his lifetime, he has seen his family give up first the mineral rights and then the land itself to wealthy entrepreneurs who in turn have remitted it to faceless corporations and holding companies. He has also seen the relationship between owner and laborer deteriorate from cooperative to adversarial. He has been broken by the process, physically and emotionally....
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