Toward the end of the book, the broken, debt-ridden hero, Anthony Patch, "awoke in the morning so nervous that Gloria could feel him trembling in the bed before he could muster enough vitality to stumble into the pantry for a drink." ( p. 388 ) Gloria and Anthony Patch are seen as glamorous, and "free." ... He dabbles with writing a medieval essay, and rejects his grandfathers' offer to make him a war correspondent. ...

• Word Count: 2828
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

She has taken her money for granted and now she has too much free time. ... " Is it a boy or a girl?' ... That dog's a boy. ... "Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white. (Pg. 130) This quote reveals how Tom scorns the blacks for no apparent reason. ...

• Word Count: 6164
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School