Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Der Flirt
Für wen es gedacht ist
For readers who love early twentieth century American fiction, family stories and sharp social comedy. Anyone who enjoys character studies of charming but troubling people will feel at home.
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The Flirt is a novel by Booth Tarkington, published in 1913. Tarkington was an Indiana writer who watched small American towns closely and wrote about them with humor and a good deal of sympathy. Here he turns to a young woman named Cora Madison, who lives for admiration and cannot stop collecting it.
The book gives you a lively family story set in a Midwestern town in the years before the First World War. It asks what happens around a person who charms everyone and weighs no one. You meet the people who love her, the people she hurts, and the town that watches. Let us start with Cora herself and the way she moves through her world.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1Cora Madison charms everyone she meetsFree
- 2A family lives in her shadow
- 3Strangers and suitors test the town
- 4Charm, honesty and the cost of play
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Cora Madison charms everyone she meets
The story centers on Cora Madison, a young woman in a Midwestern town who has a gift for attention. She knows how to tilt her head, how to listen, and how to make a man feel chosen. Tarkington presents this skill with real humor, because the town sees it and the reader sees it too.
Cora does not begin as a villain. She is quick, bright and eager for life, and the novel lets you enjoy her company before it makes you question it. Her admirers are many, and each one believes he has found something special. She enjoys the game, and she rarely asks what it costs the other players.
This opening movement sets up the central question of the book. Is charm a harmless pleasure, or is it a kind of quiet dishonesty? Tarkington leaves the answer open at first and lets the scenes do the arguing. You are invited to like Cora, and then to notice the moments when liking her becomes difficult.
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Questions about Der Flirt
What is The Flirt by Booth Tarkington about?
It is a novel about Cora Madison, a charming young woman in a Midwestern town who plays with the affections of her suitors, and about the effects of her behavior on her family and community.
When was The Flirt written?
Booth Tarkington published it in 1913. It is a work of fiction, though it draws on the manners and social life of small Midwestern towns in the early twentieth century.
Who is Cora Madison in The Flirt?
Cora is the title character, a lively young woman who loves attention and flirts freely. The novel follows how her habits affect her sister, her family and the men who admire her.
Is The Flirt hard to read?
No. The prose is clear and often funny.
What is the main message of The Flirt?
The novel suggests that charm without honesty can hurt people who take it seriously. It sets the glitter of admiration against the quieter worth of loyalty and care.