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This 6 page paper discusses the role of Presley in Frank Norris' book, The Octopus. Point of view, themes, brief synopsis, offered. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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sets a fictionalized tale around the actual account of the Mussel Slough incident around the turn of the century. He chooses for the vehicle of his messages an unassuming man
by the name of Presley, whose point of view is utilized throughout the novel. Of all the people who could have been telling the tale, one has to wonder why
Norris would select Presley and what function the author saw for this character. The author In order to understand any work by an author it is generally a good idea
to understand the author, himself. Norris, for example, was a writer that was passionate about social issues which surrounded the loss of humanity through continued materialism, sexuality and the repression
of its expression, and issues revolving around social class. Drawing on his understanding of the San Francisco area, then, it is not a surprise that he would exuberantly embrace this
shameful event in Californias history as yet another indicator of the misdirection of American society. The synopsis During this period in history there were no laws existent which
would prevent the formation of monopolies by large magnates, such as Rockefeller and Carnegie. Thus, one of the practices was to own all of the end line products and the
manufactured goods which moved the process further. Thus, owning the railroad became a very large piece of the overall puzzle. But, how to get the land when it ran through
some of the best farmland in the west? Simple. Buy it, promise the farmers that they could rent or lease it back. This is just what happened, only in the
end, the overall plan by the magnates was to increasingly move up the amount of the mortgage or the lease so that the poor farmers could no longer afford to
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