Tobacco road novel review5/22/2023 I feared it fueled a stereotype that the South, of which I am a native, still struggles to overcome.īut historians have written that Caldwell was outraged by the poverty he saw and intended the novel to be a work of protest. They are cruel to each other in their desperation to survive but they, in turn, are mistreated by more wealthy people in town.Īfter I finished this novel while traveling in south Georgia last week, I contemplated how the book influenced public opinion toward Southerners. They have no money and little food on the table. The Lester family lives on Tobacco Road not far from Augusta, Ga., in a crumbling house surrounded by barren fields. But many also thought Caldwell was mocking poor, uneducated Southerners. It was controversial because - oh, the horror - Caldwell wrote about sexuality in the 1930s. This 1932 novel about starving Georgia sharecroppers was a sensation when it was first published, and later became a Broadway play. Important BooksTobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell (Important Books, paperback version, 2014) Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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