Creative Writing
At the turn of the century, American readers were interested only in stories with happy endings, where goodness was praised and evil was punished. They did not particularly care if that was a false interpretation of the way life really was. When men such as Frank Norris, the author of The Octopus, wrote angrily of the injustices and poverty to be found in America, readers turned away. The Octopus made them change their minds. The course of the novel and the reality of its characters held the readers? attention. It is so powerful a book that people had to care about the wheat growers, almost against their wishes. The impact did not end in
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Frank Norris, United Ah, Norris Progressive, , Trusts SW, According Chamberlain, Southwestern Railroad, Cedarquist Presley, Jack London, Southern Pacific, frank norris,
Approximate Word count = 431
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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