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A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House"
A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House"
A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House"
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A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House"

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A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 6, 2016
ISBN9781535827201
A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House"

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    A Study Guide for Saul Bellow's "Leaving the Yellow House" - Gale

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    Leaving the Yellow House

    Saul Bellow

    1957

    Introduction

    Saul Bellow’s story Leaving the Yellow House is atypical of his body of work, which usually features urban settings and intellectual explorers. Still, yet it remains one of his most well-known and discussed stories. Leaving the Yellow House presents a protagonist who seems almost the antithesis of the Bellow searcher. Hattie Wagonner, seventy-two years old and alone, has lived most of her life under a cloud of self-deception. After an accident threatens her independent way of life, Hattie finds herself forced to look back on the past. Viewing her life as if it were a movie reel, Hattie is able to stop and examine the most important periods and events. Yet, such scrutiny seems to have little effect on her mindset. The resolution Hattie makes at the end of the story resides as firmly in her habit of denying the truth as any of the actions she has taken in the decades of her adult life.

    This resolution has captivated scholars and critics. Many disagree on how to interpret the ending, Hattie’s actions, and Hattie’s character. Indeed, criticism of the story has been varied since its publication in the collection Mosby’s Memoirs and Other Stories in 1968. Such a variety of ways to read the story only exemplifies its complexity and

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