![]() Set in early 20th-century America, 'Ragtime' tackles themes of racial inequality, social upheaval, and the clash of cultures. Coalhouse and his crew understood that they had achieved something great, and they weren’t about to have anyone take that feeling away from them. One of Doctorows most notable works is 'Ragtime' (1975), a novel that intertwines fictional characters with real historical figures, such as Henry Ford, J.P. The respect was indeed going to be given for the wrong reasons, but it was respect none the less. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. (Chapter 29 – page 221)” It would be the beginning of the blacks gaining some form of respect amongst the white majority. A delegation of firemen marched to City Hall and demanded to be sworn in as police deputies and given arms to defend themselves. Cries of outrage were directed against the city administration and against Willie Conklin. They realize that since their attacks on the Fire stations people are beginning to worry for their own safety. Coalhouse and his followers have now changed their motives from killing Conklin to enlisting a sense of fear toward all whites. This quote is also very important to the evolution of the Novel. How we going do something so terrible bad in this town, no one ever mess with a colored man for fear he belong to Coalhouse.” Chapter 32 – What does Houdini symbolize in Ragtime Houdini is symbolical of the changing world of. This epiphany brings the family back together and helps them overcome the restraints and burdens that Coalhouse has put upon them. The main characters are Coalhouse Walker, Mother, Father, and Tateh. ![]() It’s almost as if he has had an epiphany and has decided to change his entire lifestyle into becoming a family man rather than a man of success, who can only think about self gain. At the end chapter 29, this becomes clear to Father when looking in the eyes of his son. The only thing he didn’t do was spend time with his family. “His confidence rose with every loss.” And his personality made Father a lonely son with “a personality that was cautious, sober, industrious, and chronically unhappy.” Father studied, worked hard, invested correctly, and explored. His Father had made a lot of money in a short period of time, and spent it all rather quickly. Most of chapter 29 is about understanding Father but with this quote, it become clear that Father has spent his entire life trying to be the exact opposite of his Dad. I feel that this quote is particularly important to the novel because it finally gives us some insight to Father’s character. How smug that was, how stupid, as the tactic of a man who had acted in his life to distinguish himself from his own father.” Chapter 29 – “He had always relied on his presence in the child’s life as a model for emulation. Random House, Inc., New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1974.
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