The Works of Love (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Wright Morris
- First Published: 1952
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Regional
- Time of Work: The 1880’s to the 1930’s
- Setting: Nebraska, California, and Chicago
- Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Alienation, Midwest, Chicago, California, West, U.S., Farms, farmers, or farming, Adoption or adopted children, Loneliness, Nebraska
- Locales: California, Chicago, IL, Nebraska
Characters Discussed
Will Jennings Brady, a hardworking man who holds a number of jobs, but none for very long. A onetime handyman, night clerk in a hotel, hotel manager, chicken farmer, egg entrepreneur, and waybill sorter, he finally ends up as a department store Santa Claus. The son of Nebraska pioneers, orphaned at an early age, he lacks culture and education. A taciturn and kind but naïve man who does not drink, smoke, gamble, or swear, he embarks on a quest that takes him from the desolate western plains to Omaha, then to California, and on to Chicago in search of his...
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