Research Paper on:
Frank Norris's McTeague

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understanding of the characters as they spiral downwards into a moral descent that forms the basis of a story that starts with moral corruption and ends with murder. McTeagues mother  wanted a good future for him, she was a over worked woman who cooked for forty miners whilst his father was the manager of a mine,. As a result he  had a somewhat privileged upbringing, with hard working but responsible parents, however his father had one day off a fortnight, and here we find out that on this one day  off his father would become drunk and act like an animal. The escape was to come after his father died when there was a visit to the mine form  a dentist. The dentist was a charlatan, with only a little knowledge, by McTeague wanted to learn and become more, he was also encouraged by his mother who wanted more  for him, so he left his childhood behind and joined the dentist to learn the trade. He learnt by watching, and also by reading the books, unfortunately there was little  behind McTeague in terms of intellect and as a result he did not gain much form the reading. By the time his mother dies he was over six feet  tall and with his blond hair was an imposing figure, he used the money to set up his own business "Dental Parlors", becoming known locally as the Doctor. One may  assume that this was the start of a story of growth and development, with a new business becoming a catalysis. However, this is not the style of Norris, we cannot  have a downward spiral unless there is a point form which to fall. This is the point form which he can fall. His own business, with Sundays as a day