Look Homeward, Angel: A Story Of The Buried Life by Thomas Wolfe
This is the story of Eugene Gant who wondered the origins of his parents; William Oliver Gant and Eliza Pentland. His father's ancestors settled in Pennsylvania, he was apprentice of the stonecutter's trade. After two marriages, he met Eliza and married her, and had children.
At the age of six, Eugene was able to recall the colors of the autumn days. He was aware of the smells of different foods, wood and leather. All of his senses were completely alive. Once he learned to read, he developed a great love for reading books, tales and stories.
When he was a young man, he fell in love with Laura who tells him that she is engaged to be married to another man. Eugene was devastated. His father became seriously ill, too.
No matter his family issues, he could succeed when he was in UNC. He got involved in a lot of academic achievements. His mentor convinced him to apply for Harvard, he agreed and was able to get in.
His mom tried to convince him to remain in North Carolina, but he refused and told her that his destiny was beyond a small mountain town in North Carolina.
At the age of six, Eugene was able to recall the colors of the autumn days. He was aware of the smells of different foods, wood and leather. All of his senses were completely alive. Once he learned to read, he developed a great love for reading books, tales and stories.
When he was a young man, he fell in love with Laura who tells him that she is engaged to be married to another man. Eugene was devastated. His father became seriously ill, too.
No matter his family issues, he could succeed when he was in UNC. He got involved in a lot of academic achievements. His mentor convinced him to apply for Harvard, he agreed and was able to get in.
His mom tried to convince him to remain in North Carolina, but he refused and told her that his destiny was beyond a small mountain town in North Carolina.
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Wolfe was born in October 1900 in Asheville, North Carolina. He
first attended the University of North Carolina and then Harvard
University before moving to New York City in 1923. It was there that he
wrote his most popular work, Look Homeward, Angel (1929), an
autobiographical piece centering on his alter ego, Eugene Gant. Wolfe
followed with four novels over the following eight years and had more
than 10 works published after his untimely death in 1938.
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