The Ambersons Farewell and a Blaze at the Mantel
In the Ambersons chapter the fancy shop scene ends with a blaze destroying four photographs and a Florentine box. Miss Fanny reveals George’s arrogance and Lucy faces the split within her circle as preparations begin for a departure by George and his mother.
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Lucy
Eugene
Isabel
Fanny Minafer
Fanny
George
Ambersons
Miss Fanny
Amberson town in decline and new tenants crowd old mansions
The Amberson district sees slow decay as old wealth wanes and new tenants fill shabby apartments. Optimist businessmen seek better government to raise prosperity, while the city morphs beyond its Civil War aristocracy. Major Amberson laments a costly apartment rush and tax relief brings small solace.
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Eugene
Boston
Broadway
Amberson Addition
Amberson
George Amberson
Ambersons weigh risk and riches in a family plot
Amberson debates financing new motor light ventures with Fanny and Bronson as they imagine fortune. Isabel, George, and Eugene weigh Isabels desire to return home against age and health while Amberson notes the family’s cautious plans and evolving tensions.
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Frank Bronson
Frank
Amberson
America
Father
Fanny
Eugene
Bronson
Isabel Amberson's Return and Final Farewell
Isabel is brought home after a long illness as family members gather at the door of her room. The Major joins, his mind turning to plans for entering an uncertain afterlife, while George, Amberson, and Fanny confront loss and the quiet fallout of Isabel's death.
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Fanny
Wilbur
Amberson
Isabel
George
Paris
Lucy
Eugene
Sydney
Amelia
Florence
Rome
Father
Darling
George Amberson
New York
Fanny Minafer
Major Amberson
Mother
Lfe
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