Jordans End in term of naturalism vs not for Ellen Glasgow
Jordan’s End in term of naturalism vs. not for Ellen GlasgowJordan’s End:
Naturalism vs. Not
In my opinion, Ellen Glasgow’s Jordan’s End is defiantly a Naturalist piece of writing. When a story is Naturalistic, the actions that take place can not be avoided, no matter how hard the characters try. In this piece, the doctor, Alan Jordan, and the three old ladies could not help their situation.
When traveling to Jordan’s End, the doctor reaches a fork in the road. Since she is traveling to a certain destination, she can not pick the way she travels, fate does. Therefore, she my take the less traveled path. “ ‘Then you take the bad road. Thar’s Jur’dn’s turnout.’ He pointed to the sunken trail, deep in mud, on the right.” (Pg 1029)
Alan Jordan belongs to a family of insanity. All the men in the past generations have gotten the same disease. Because of heredity, he can not change the fact of his future. “ ‘My husband’s grandfather is in an asylum, still living after almost thirty years. His father-my husband’s, I mean-died there a few years ago. Two of his uncles are there....
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