A Scots Quair (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: James Leslie Mitchell
- First Published: 1932
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social
- Time of Work: 1911 to the Great Depression
- Setting: Northeastern Scotland
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Sex or sexuality, Nature, Religion, Depression, economic, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, Farms, farmers, or farming, World War I, Scotland or Scottish people
- Locales: Scotland
Characters Discussed
Sunset Song, 1932
Chris Guthrie, a crofter’s (farmer’s) daughter, crofter’s wife, farmer, mother, and minister’s wife, twice a widow, and the principal character of the trilogy. With her high cheekbones, long, finely spun red-brown hair, and bright, piercing brown eyes, Chris is a striking Scotswoman who catches the attention of men and women alike. From childhood, Chris feels like two people: one an English Chris who loves books and genteel culture and the other a Scottish Chris who eschews English bourgeois pretensions and believes...
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