Neon in the Desert: Robert Sherwood's The Petrified Forest (1936) and the Return of Hope
1999; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01956059909602794
ISSN1930-6458
Autores Tópico(s)Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
ResumoAbstract Abstract Robert Sherwood is best remembered for the plays Idiot's Delight (1936), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938),and There Shall Be No Night (1940) and the political biography Roosevelt and Hopkins (1949). But one of his most insightful works examines the depression era and human reactions to it. The Petrified Forest, written in 1935, takes place in a small diner/gas station on the edge of the Arizona desert. Owned by Gramps Maple and operated by his granddaughter Gabrielle and his son Jason, a World War I veteran, the diner becomes home to a series of wanderers, including Boze, a former college football player; a writer named Alan Squire; Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm, travelers from Dayton. Additional informationNotes on contributorsKenneth J. BindasKENNETH J. BINDAS is an assistant professor of history at Kent State University.
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