Pdf literature and learning in marilynne robinsons novel gilead. Major historical events, most of which occur in kansas, missouri, and iowa, create a backdrop for the first two generations in. Ames has lived all of his life in gilead, iowa, and the novel delves into the history of the area through the characters of amess father and grandfather also ministers, but deeply divided on ideas such as pacifism, duty, and the abolitionist movement. Oct 28, 2004 author marilynne robinson submitted by.
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