Research Paper on:
A Review of Gabriel's Story

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of struggles, failure, transformation, the American dream, and many other conditions that relate to the growth and discovery of man. The story does not necessarily end pleasantly, with people living  happily ever, but rather it is a story that is like life, with ups and downs and successes and failures. In the following paper we examine various aspects of Durhams  novel, discussing major themes, transformation, the American dream, and conditions involving women. In presenting an examination of these elements of Durhams novel we see how the story is one of  humanity and human struggles. Major Themes One of the most powerful themes in this novel addresses dreams of adventure. The main character, Gabriel, from the very beginning of  the novel, imagines a life of adventure, of excitement, of learning. We see this in the following lines: "Looking to the west, he could just make out the geometric shadows  that were Crownsville, that cowtown newly bloomed and thriving, connected to the East by a bloodline of iron and steel. To the north and south and back to the east  the land rolled away in undulating nothingness. The grass lay heavy and tired from the beating of the previous evenings rain, and the April sky was not a thing of  air and gas. Rather, it lay like a solid ceiling of slate, pressing the living down into the prairie" (Durham NA). This visionary approach, through the eyes of the  narrator and the eyes of Gabriel, we can see dreams of adventure, of breaking free of the region he lived within. And, Durhams ability to present us with this picture  comes through his language and images. As we can see, he uses metaphors of iron and steel, giving us a picture of the land and the industry, perhaps, which supported