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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
6
The passage discusses how poverty stings when a poor youth is snubbed by wealthy former schoolmates, and how pride of family wanes. It also notes the reverse: a rich but amiable young man snubbed by a poor but haughty aristocrat for being “new rich.”
Bibbs and Edith tour a gray stone mansion described as a architectural recess, with lush grounds and a life size Moor statue. Servants and a black servant porter emphasize wealth as the old house empties and the new home rises in a grimy sky city.
Bibbs Sheridan recovers at home while his mother and sister plot a social return. Mrs. Sheridan pushes plans for the family to join a house party, as Bibbs eyes the distant Vertrees mansion and Mary Vertrees quietly observes from the summer house.
Chapter IV describes Mr Vertrens watching departure from a library as he paces thinking of their return. A sixty year old, delicate man with a refined dandy look. his home blends cheerful yet hideous decor with Landseer engravings and old furniture. He laments a city’s growth ruining him, having sold property to buy lots, while keeping a farm’s house and land to cover taxes.
Mary Vertrees excitedly prepares for a social dinner with the Sheridan family after her father’s financial downfall. The scene reveals family tensions, class optics, and hometown gossip as they anticipate an awkward gathering. Mary hints at moral resolve while Mr Vertrees seeks forgiveness and stability.
Tarrington paints two American types against a great city backdrop. The piece unfolds as a bold story of ambition, struggle, and the urban industrial milieu shaping a father and his son. The narrative spotlights manufacturing turmoil and thecharacter of a modern metropolis.
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