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The novel Ragtime, written by E. L. Doctrow took place in the early 1900's in the state of New York. There are two main families in the novel, one consisting of Mother, Father and their little boy who are part of the upper class society in New Rochelle. The other family consists of Mameh, Tateh and their little girl Sha; a Jewish family who live in the lower East Side in the beginning of the novel. These two familes meet many new intresting people throughout the novel that influence their lives greatly. In this novel the narrator is anonomyous but left up to the reader it could be the upper class little boy, Tateh's little girl or perhaps both. The novel opens at the house of the upper class family. Mother's Younger Brother falls in love with a famous woman at that point in time whose name was Evelyn Nesbit. Her husband Harry Thaw had been charged with the murder of her ex-husband Stanford White. The famous magician Harry Houdini's car breaks in front of the family's house, and he pays them an unexpected visit. At this point in the story Father decides to leave on a trip to the Arctic. The immigrant family in the Lower East Side are suffering from poverty. The famous Evelyn Nesbit visits the Lower East Side, meets Tateh's little girl and becomes friends with her leading her to visit her regularly.
Approximate Word count = 908
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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