Or perhaps it is the magnificence of the train-wreck created when George's relatives, with the best intentions, shield him from the new realities and defer to all his wishes.īooth Tarkington's most popular novel, "The Magnificent Ambersons", will continue to draw readers for its well-crafted portraits of what existed for just a short while – the Mid-Western aristocracy. What is magnificent about the Ambersons is their faithful reliance on old money and old ways in a world changing rapidly around them. And this happens in spite of, or perhaps, because of, his mother's selfless love that places him above her own happiness.Īs George's uncle perceptively remarks, "life and money both behave like loose quicksilver in a nest of cracks." With the new automobile industry transforming fortunes and coal heat transforming city air into sooty clouds, anything that stands still is apt to be run over, or at least begrimed. But though rich relatives provide the elegant suits, the handsome young man who wears them is filled with little but appearances. Expected by the family to carry on its proud traditions, George Amberson Minafer is trusted implicitly. Urn:oclc:746907693 Republisher_date 20140221030501 Republisher_operator Scandate 20140220101146 Scanner a world where a gentleman's life is defined more "by being, rather than by doing," a family's reputation can be compromised if it is not guarded carefully, and the sole heir of the Amberson family is proving himself to be a difficult person.
Urn:lcp:magnificentamber00boot:epub:46cec3ef-28f1-434d-824f-ed728201de88 Extramarc Brown University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier magnificentamber00boot Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0002q79q Invoice 11 Isbn 081259004Xĩ780812590043 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Also manages to put his mother in her place. A spoiled brat of a son who has been let to have his way by his family comes out to have a great lesson to learn in life. Ive watched both and the new one was my best choice. Internetarchivebookdrive External-identifier There is an real old version of The Magnificent Ambersons and the new version.
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