His Family

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"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Ernest Poole
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
surface form: Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
awardYear 1918
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts immigrant life in New York City
tension between tradition and modernity
urban social problems
focusesOn struggles of a New York City family
genre domestic fiction
realist novel
social novel
hasAuthorNationality American
hasCriticalDiscussion analyzed for portrayal of gender and social reform
often studied in context of Pulitzer Prize history
hasForm prose
hasInfluenceOn development of the American family novel
hasPart story of Roger Gale and his three daughters
hasReception critically acclaimed at time of publication
hasSubject economic insecurity
family responsibility
modernization of New York City
women’s roles in society
hasTimeOfAction World War I
surface form: World War I era

pre–World War I era
isFictionalWorkAbout a middle-class New York family
isFollowedByInPrizeHistory The Magnificent Ambersons as later Pulitzer winner
literaryMovement Realism
surface form: American realism
mainCharacter Roger Gale
mainTheme class differences
family life
generational conflict
immigration
social change
urbanization
mediaType print
notableFor being the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
originalLanguage English
partOf early 20th-century American literature
portrays changes in American society in the early 20th century
publicationYear 1917
publisher Macmillan Publishers
surface form: Macmillan
setInLocation New York City
setInPeriod early 20th century
title His Family self-link

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His Family title His Family self-link
Ernest Poole notableWork His Family