Title
Date of Award
1972
Document Type
Senior Scholars Paper (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. English Dept.
Advisor(s)
Charles Bassett
Second Advisor
John Sutherland
Third Advisor
George S. Maier
Abstract
The plot consists of the progression which the characters undergo. For the old man, the plot is his movement away from the earthly existence of the farm and into the physical process of the seasons. For the older grandson, it is the movement away from the past, symbolized by the farm, and into the present symbolized by his marriage and coupling with society. For the younger grandson, the movement is from childhood to the maturity which being alone demands in order for him to survive.
Keywords
College prose, American -- Maine -- Waterville, Fiction -- 20th century
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, Dennis C., "The Old Road" (1972). Senior Scholar Papers. Paper 99.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/seniorscholars/99
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