A midwestern professor faces midlife disillusionment with family and society while haunted by memories of a brilliant student lost in war.
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A midwestern professor faces midlife disillusionment with family and society while haunted by memories of a brilliant student lost in war.
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'I knew at once I had come upon the city of some extinct civilization, hidden away in this inaccessible mesa for centuries' The Professor's House (1925) depicts the mid-life crisis of Godfrey St. Peter, a history professor at a midwestern state university who is disillusioned with his wife and daughters, his university, and the materialism of American culture. He longs for Tom Outland, his most brilliant student, who died on a World War I battlefield. At the same time, Tom's recollection of disc...
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Sexual content
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Mentions of marriage and family life with no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Off-page death of a character in World War I
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Casual social drinking in background scenes
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Subtext in male friendships; no explicit LGBTQ+ characters
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Themes of American materialism, war, and cultural change
Self-harm / suicide
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Protagonist's depression and near-fatal accident
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional alienation and references to wartime loss
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