Chapter 1
Spouses of ancient epics and folklore
Chapter 2
Victorian and nineteenth-century domestic struggles
Chapter 3
Spouses of twentieth-century American and Latin American literature
Chapter 4
Spouses of fantasy, sci-fi, and speculative fiction
YOUR GOAL
Master of Spouses of literary characters
Ch 3 · Spouses of twentieth-century American and Latin American literature
schopenhauer Twentieth-Century Literary Spouses
She pawned her hair dryer to mail his masterpiece away, And Macondo's magic is still shining bright today.
schopenhauer Dolores escapes her abusive warlord husband, leaving her son to search for his ghost.
schopenhauer Fermina Daza chooses a stable, respected doctor over her passionate childhood sweetheart.
BETA
schopenhauer Match famous characters with their partners to discover the iconic spouses of classic literature.
Fun Fact
Real-life inspiration: F. Scott Fitzgerald based Daisy Buchanan's famous quote about girls being 'beautiful little fools' on his own wife Zelda's words after giving birth.
Glossary
spouse (noun)
A person's partner in marriage. In 1920, Zelda Sayre married F. Scott Fitzgerald, inspiring many of his iconic Jazz Age characters.
A person's partner in marriage. In 1920, Zelda Sayre married F. Scott Fitzgerald, inspiring many of his iconic Jazz Age characters.
Quiz
In Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, what is the name of Zeena's cousin who comes to help around the house and falls in love with Ethan?
Quiz
In John Steinbeck's 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, which member of the Joad family is pregnant and abandoned by her husband Connie Rivers during their journey?
Quiz
In Isabel Allende's 1982 novel The House of the Spirits, which clairvoyant woman marries the hot-tempered patriarch Esteban Trueba?
Quiz
In Arthur Miller's 1953 play The Crucible, why does Elizabeth Proctor lie to the court about her husband John's affair with Abigail Williams?
Quiz
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, how did Tom and Daisy Buchanan react immediately after Myrtle Wilson's tragic death?
Quiz
In Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, who is Janie Crawford's third husband, with whom she finds true equality and love?
Quiz
In Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo, why does the ruthless landlord Pedro Páramo marry Dolores Preciado?
Quiz
In Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera, how does Fermina Daza's husband, Dr. Juvenal Urbino, die?