Seventeen (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Booth Tarkington
- First Published: 1916
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Comic realism
- Time of Work: A summer in the early twentieth century
- Setting: A small midwestern town
- Principal Characters: William Sylvanus Baxter, Mrs. Baxter, Jane Baxter, Miss Pratt
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Adolescence, Teenagers, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Midwest, Manners or customs, Obsession, Small-town life, Boys, Summer
- Locales: Midwest (U.S.)
The Story:
William Sylvanus Baxter had at last reached the impressive age of seventeen, and as he emerged from the corner drugstore after indulging in two chocolate and strawberry sodas, he tried to impress the town with his lofty air of self-importance. No one noticed him except his friend, Johnny Watson, who destroyed William’s hauteur in one breath by calling him “Silly Bill.” At that moment, William saw a feminine vision in pink and white. A stranger in town, she carried her parasol and her little white dog with easy grace. William, not daring to speak, managed only...
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