![]() ![]() ![]() She demands little but attention, something they are more than willing to give, and repays them generously with her abundant conversation and companionship. She manipulates her suitors and requests services, but she never exploits them emotionally or financially. At first she seems more aggressive than assertive, more selfinterested than interesting but as the novel develops, so does Aurora’s charm. Aurora is the saving element in the novel, although it takes some time to find her so. It is an oppres sive conclusion, similar in effect to dropping a pile of Emma’s dirty laundry on Aurora’s dinner table. Moreover, its tone is inconsistent with Book I. Book II neither adds structural or thematic unity to this novel nor provides a link with the previous two. I can understand why McMurtry gave short shrift to the Emma section, but I question why he included it at all. ![]() ![]() When Royce finally moves in with another woman, Rosie, unlike Emma, has enough gumption to leave town to begin a new life. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:ģ58 Western American Literature Rosie and her boyfriend. ![]()
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