Tropic of Capricorn (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry Miller
- First Published: 1939
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: c. 1900-late 1920’s
- Setting: Brooklyn and New York City
- Genres: Long fiction, Autobiographical fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Philosophy or philosophers, Sex or sexuality, New York City, Autobiography, 1920’s, Hedonism, Management, Pleasure
- Locales: Brooklyn, NY
Characters Discussed
Henry Miller, the narrator, who tells about his life in mixed order, including long descriptions of events in his childhood. The narration is stream of consciousness and includes philosophical asides. Even as a child, Miller wanted to die. He recalls his childhood and reflects that he has not gained from enlargement of his world as an adult. He sees no sense in struggling against inevitable failure. He has no ambitions, nothing he wishes to do that he could just as well not do. He has no desire to become a useful member of society. He does not believe in...
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