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Butcher's Crossing


 * 1) Background- Written by John Williams in 1960 (Miller, Intro).
 * 2) Plot Summary-  Andrews is inspired by a speech and the ideals of Emerson, decides to strike out from Boston to experience Nature firsthand (intro).  Andrews teams up with Miller, Schnieder, and Hoge to go hunting (Morton).
 * 3) Characters-  Andrews: Young, impressionable, inspired by Emersonian thought.  Father is Unitarian preacher (Intro); Miller: Ruthless hunter (Morton); Hoge: one-handed, full of Western stereotypes (Intro).
 * 4) Themes-  Femininity (Morton); Nature (Morton; Intro); Capitalism (Morton)- intrusion of such into natural processes.  Speaks of the butchering of buffalo for monetary purposes; Western romance (Intro)- refutation of romance for reality;  Formation of the individual (intro); National identity (Intro)
 * 5) Style-  Written in a serious tone, unlike other members of its genre (Intro);
 * 6) Critical Reception- Considerable praise from critics, but poor sales and general obscurity (intro); Considered a "western masterpiece" by many (Morton);