Thomas Wolfe: Look Homeward Angel

Thomas Wolfe
. In the novel Look Homeward Angel, the culture of the time is evident, through the speech, dress, and actions of the characters it became very clear that it was set in the early 1900’s. The setting was the same as that of the authors real life, giving the reader a window into the world of Thomas Wolfe. Throughout his novel Look Homeward Angel the use of culture and setting add a touch of color into an otherwise grey novel.
The names of people and places, though slightly manipulated, were basically the same. The people of Asheville, or shall I say Altamont, banned the book and some went as far as to send letters that threatened Wolfe’s life, upon the publishing of the book in October of 1929, for that very reason. A person familiar with Asheville in that time would have no trouble filling in the names of the characters in the novel..
Thomas Wolfe was raised in Asheville, NC, his mother ran a boarding house, his father was an alcoholic and the o...