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The Daughter's Subversion in Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres

2000; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 41; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00111610009601587

1939-9138

Susan Strehle,

American and British Literature Analysis

Abstract A Thousand Acres seems at the start like a novel in which loyal daughters and sons are bound to honored fathers with unbreakable chains of affiliation. Two confident patriarchs, Larry Cook and his neighbor Harold Clark, feel securely in possession of their children and their acreage; trusting in the permanence of both those holdings, the two farmers compete to extend their ownership of tractors, furniture, and other durable goods. Harold's prodigal son, Jess, returns home in May 1979, having been away since 1966 when he fled the draft and the Vietnam War. Larry's two eldest daughters, Ginny and Rose, live near him, care for him, and cook his meals; his youngest, Caroline, visits frequently from Des Moines.