Mike Smyth answers “not clear re: ending--is the phone call...”

mary asked this question about So Big:

not clear re: ending--is the phone call about the death of his mother maybe ? or what?

Mike Smyth It's Paula the grasping would-be lover, calling him to her smart-set party for Roelf and the French general. Who don't want to be there. Seeing his mo…moreIt's Paula the grasping would-be lover, calling him to her smart-set party for Roelf and the French general. Who don't want to be there. Seeing his mom, Roelf, and Dallas together on the farm, he understands viscerally how they feel life should be led, pursuing beauty, and how he feels about it, pursuing money and material happiness. He now feels lost. Remember the Lost Generation? This was written then, in 1924. That's part of Ferber's point. He's at a turning point and it's left to us to imagine if he carries on as Chicago's most eligible bachelor or follows his heart and beauty. It sure looks like he's giving the swanky party a miss.(less)

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