Josselyn Characters and Kathleen Norris’s Story Craft
The excerpt discusses Josselyn's mother-in-law figure and stepmother archetypes, praising Kathleen Norris as a novelist who blends humor and drama. It notes Norris’s skill with dramatic incidents, sympathetic character realism, and the tension between wealth and poverty as seen through Joselyn and Ellen’s lives, including a nurse-to-be future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Play
Kathleen Norris
Joscelyn
Simorst
California
America
Ellen Latimer Seeks Stardom at Thanksgiving House Party
Ellen Latimer, 19, returns to Port Washington after art studies and receives an invitation from Mrs. Rose to a festive Thanksgiving weekend at Hastings on Hudson. She imagines social ascent through elegant gowns, a coveted role at the Rose gathering, while tensions with Aunt Elsie over leaving home loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Washington Square
Ellin
Elsie
Grandpa
Mrs. Rose
Elsie, Isn't This Wonderful? Isn't This Just Lovely. Mrs. Rose
Arthur
Lucia
Hastings-on-Hudson
Abby Carnaby
Carnaby
Elton
Joe
Baldwin
Mrs. Baldwin
Fillen
Port Washington
Abby
Harvard
Josselyns
Mr. Rose
Great Barrington
Lillian Keeler
Doris Potter
Madame Yvonne
Gibbs Josselyn
Tom Josselyn
Giggs
Ellen Latimer Almost Fails to Fit in at Rose Party
Ellen arrives at the Rose house for a grand party, meets Mrs Josselyn and the Josselyn children, endures cold receptions and class tension, and leaves after a night of embarrassment and outsider status with Mrs Josselyn hinting at a plan to reclaim her belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
At & S
Mrs. Rose
Elfen
Ken Latimer
Lillian Keeler
Mrs. Josselyn
Ellen Latimer Faces Burden of Two Worlds in Quiet Morning
Ellen Latimer wakes to a quiet breakfast and a restless mind as she contemplates recent events. She reflects on her comfortable life versus the others’ struggles, recognizing her own role in bridging their differing worlds. The household remains still as she puzzles over the day ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Latimer
Port Washington
Art Students’ League
Falis Thorpe
Ellen
Ellis
Douglaston
New York
Gil
Art League
Young Thorpe
Elsie
Little Joe
Lucia
Donia
Whlen Latimer
Lucila Torrey
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Josselyn
By Kathleen Norris Illustrations
Irwin Myers
E. Sewall Rose
Aunt Eltie
Sands Point
Nellie Buckley
Buckleys
Nellie
FE. Sewall Rose
Paradise
Grandpa Latimer
Toe
Bates
Latimer
Main Street
Flower Hill
Cadogan
Rose House
Hetr
Doris
Dorothy
Mary
Funny Girl
Long Island
Red Lion
Red
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