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“After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.”
As is common with the work of Horatio Alger Jr., "Struggling Upward" is the story of a young man's attempts to rise himself up from his bootstraps and make something of himself in this world. In this case, Luke Larkin, who through hard work, honesty, determination, and concern for others (the qualities consistently praised in Alger's work) rises up to improve his lot in life and achieve a respectable success and place in society.
Horatio Alger is often credited with inventing the strive and succeed spirit that inspired boys to work hard and advance themselves to attain the American Dream, and which permeates his writing. Struggling Upward is a novelette that teaches Alger's recurring theme that honesty and hard work will always pay off in dividends.
Above all, Alger's works are illustrative in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals.
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If you’ve ever used the phrase “rags to riches,” you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Alger’s works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard work, determination, courage, honesty, and morals was popular with both adults and younger readers. Horatio Alger, Jr. was an American author known for his rags-to-riches stories, in which honest hard work overcomes poverty. Other works include “Ragged Dick,” “Luck and Pluck,” and “Rough and Ready.” Alger’s writings happened to correspond with America’s Gilded Age, a time of increasing prosperity in a nation rebuilding from the Civil War.
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- EditoreCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Data di pubblicazione2013
- ISBN 10 1490551034
- ISBN 13 9781490551036
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine278
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