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1. O'Shea, Timothy Thomas. Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus.

Degree: 1969, North Texas State University

URL: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131108/ 

As an historio-sociological novel The Octopus is important because it synthesizes several features of late nineteenth century America, especially naturalism and the political preponderance of the Southern Pacific railroad. An analysis of this novel provides a better understanding of its features and adds a dimension to the perspective of history. Advisors/Committee Members: Odom, E. Dale, Miller, Lee W..

Subjects/Keywords: historio-sociological novels; The Octopus; Frank Norris

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APA (6th Edition):

O'Shea, T. T. (1969). Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus. (Thesis). North Texas State University. Retrieved from https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131108/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

O'Shea, Timothy Thomas. “Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus.” 1969. Thesis, North Texas State University. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131108/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

O'Shea, Timothy Thomas. “Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus.” 1969. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

O'Shea TT. Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus. [Internet] [Thesis]. North Texas State University; 1969. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131108/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

O'Shea TT. Perspectives on the Historio-sociological Novel : Frank Norris' The Octopus. [Thesis]. North Texas State University; 1969. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131108/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation


SUNY College at Brockport

2. Sisson, Richard P., III. Greed and Disposability in The Octopus and The Pit.

Degree: MA, English, 2008, SUNY College at Brockport

URL: https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/eng_theses/82 

This thesis deals with greed and the disposability of the individual in Frank Norris's literary portrayal of capitalism in The Octopus and The Pit. Even though McTeague is Norris's most notable naturalistic work, the first two volumes of his intended wheat trilogy are also significant contributions to American naturalism because of Norris's portrayal of the omnipotence of capitalism on the individual. This thesis focuses on The Octopus and The Pit. In both novels, Norris portrays capitalism as a powerful force on the individual. He shows that capitalism draws out and nourishes people's greed. He also shows that people are expendable under capitalism because there is an endless supply of human replacements.

Subjects/Keywords: Frank Norris; The Octopus; California; capitalism in literature; American Literature

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APA (6th Edition):

Sisson, Richard P., I. (2008). Greed and Disposability in The Octopus and The Pit. (Thesis). SUNY College at Brockport. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/eng_theses/82

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Sisson, Richard P., III. “Greed and Disposability in The Octopus and The Pit.” 2008. Thesis, SUNY College at Brockport. Accessed January 24, 2021. https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/eng_theses/82.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Sisson, Richard P., III. “Greed and Disposability in The Octopus and The Pit.” 2008. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Sisson, Richard P. I. Greed and Disposability in The Octopus and The Pit. [Internet] [Thesis]. SUNY College at Brockport; 2008. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/eng_theses/82.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Sisson, Richard P. I. Greed and Disposability in The Octopus and The Pit. [Thesis]. SUNY College at Brockport; 2008. Available from: https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/eng_theses/82

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation


University of Georgia

3. Dawson, Jon Falsarella. The California Naturalists.

Degree: 2014, University of Georgia

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29018 

The literary output of Frank Norris, Jack London, and John Steinbeck presents characters at the mercy of hereditary and environmental pressures that condition their experiences and opportunities, representations that emphasize the principals’ limited ability to impact their material circumstances. In many texts, these Naturalist writers connect this theme to conventional formulations of the American Dream, which holds that people can attain financial security or perhaps even wealth through diligent labor. Significantly, these novelists drew on important events from California history in their handling of these concerns. From the Mussel Slough Affair of 1880, which provided the basic plot for Norris’s The Octopus (1901), to the cotton strike of 1933 that Steinbeck incorporated into In Dubious Battle (1936), these occurrences inform the authors’ portrayals of the institutional forces that determine the range of action available to the protagonists. The treatment of these issues further illuminates the social criticism that informed these works and their depiction of economic Determinism. This project will augment the existing scholarship on Naturalism by analyzing the immediate sources that Norris, London, and Steinbeck used for their major novels and investigating how they shaped this material into illustrations of the causative agents that undermine the realization of individual potential.

Subjects/Keywords: American Dream; American Literature; American Naturalism; “The Apostate”; “The Dream of Debs”; The Grapes of Wrath; In Dubious Battle; The Iron Heel; Jack London; Martin Eden; McTeague; Frank Norris; The Octopus; John Steinbeck

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APA (6th Edition):

Dawson, J. F. (2014). The California Naturalists. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29018

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Dawson, Jon Falsarella. “The California Naturalists.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 24, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29018.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Dawson, Jon Falsarella. “The California Naturalists.” 2014. Web. 24 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Dawson JF. The California Naturalists. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 24]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29018.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Dawson JF. The California Naturalists. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29018

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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