The Way West (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: A. B. Guthrie
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 1845
- Setting: Independence, Missouri, and the overland trail to Oregon
- Principal Characters: Lije Evans, Rebecca Evans, Brownie Evans, Dick Summers, Mercy McBee, Irvine Tadlock
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Nature, Nineteenth century, Leadership, Midwest, West, U.S., Missouri, Pacific Northwest, Frontier or pioneer life, Oregon Trail, Oregon
- Locales: Oregon, Missouri, Independence, MO, Oregon Trail
The Novel
The Way West is an account of a wagon-train journey from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon in 1845. On a superficial level, it is a realistic story of a group of pioneers who complete their arduous venture without major disaster. Although one family turns back, a man and a boy die, and a dissident group swings south to California, the pioneers reach their Oregon destination, ready to begin a new life.
A second plot line in the novel traces the development of a social structure, suggesting that the wagon-train organization finally shaped will be the basis...
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