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This 5 page paper discusses the moral crises faced by the title characters in “Silas Lapham” and “Huckleberry Finn.” The paper argues that both characters choose to do what’s right at considerable cost to themselves. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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readers with a realistic look at life in America in the 19th century. This paper considers the moral crises faced by the protagonists of both books, and how the authors
have created their worlds. Discussion Since its not as well known, well being with William Dean Howells book, The Rise of Silas Lapham. Many sources have noted that the
"rise" referred to here is not a mark of success as the word is usually used-indeed, Lapham loses everything-but instead marks a point at which Lapham chooses to do the
right thing, and so rises in his own, and his wifes, esteem. Silas Lapham is a country man who has made a fortune in what he calls "mineral paint,"
a paint that is manufactured in such a way that it is far more resistant to damage and long-lasting than other paints (Howells). Silas Lapham longs to be accepted by
society, and yet he and his wife have little taste: "... they decorated their house with the costliest and most abominable frescoes" but they are very generous, giving "with both
hands" (Howells). But Silas has a much darker side, and in showing us this, Howells makes Laphams turnaround that much more unexpected. We learn that he forced his partner,
Mr. Rogers, out of the business just as it was becoming successful; Lapham and his wife run into the man while theyre looking over a house theyre building, and Lapham
can barely force himself to speak to Rogers, leaving it to Mrs. Lapham to deal with him (Howells). After an uncomfortable conversation Rogers leaves and Mrs. Lapham turns on her
husband: "You left it all to me! she cried. Why couldnt you speak a word? I hadnt anything to say to him, replied Lapham sullenly" (Howells). They have a
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