A novel set in this city concerns Curtis Jadwin, whose obsession with the title place causes him to hear the word "wheat" repeatedly in his head.
A novel set in this city concerns Curtis Jadwin, whose obsession with the title place causes him to hear the word "wheat" repeatedly in his head. This is the setting of Frank Norris' The Pit, and a resident of this city is defended by Boris Max after using a pillow to accidentally (*) smother Mary Dalton. In addition to Bigger Thomas, Esperanza Cordero is a resident of this city who moves from Loomis Street to the title location. This city is the setting of The House on Mango Street and Native Son, and one poet called it "City of the Big Shoulders" and "Hog Butcher to the World." For 10 points, name this city, the addressee of a Carl Sandburg poem.
A novel set in this city concerns Curtis Jadwin, whose obsession with the title place causes him to hear the word "wheat" repeatedly in his head.
Chicago, Illinois