A character in this novel deliberately makes the protagonist jealous by referring to the charms of Wallace Trone and a "peach of a boy" named Charlie.
A character in this novel deliberately makes the protagonist jealous by referring to the charms of Wallace Trone and a "peach of a boy" named Charlie. In the final chapter of this novel, Reverend Duncan MacMillan finds himself unable to lie to Governor David Waltham. This novel's protagonist withholds money from his pregnant sister Esta in order to buy a jacket for Hortense Briggs. After fleeing from a car accident caused by Willard Sparser, the protagonist of this novel contacts his uncle Samuel, who gets him a job in (*) Lycurgus, New York. A climactic event in this novel takes place on Big Bittern Lake, where the protagonist's desire to marry Sondra Finchley leads him to kill his girlfriend Roberta Alden. For 10 points, name this novel about Clyde Griffiths, written by Theodore Dreiser.
A character in this novel deliberately makes the protagonist jealous by referring to the charms of Wallace Trone and a "peach of a boy" named Charlie.
An American Tragedy