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Over the course of the novel, mac tries to change his circumstances in life. A story of san francisco 1899 is a dark story following the downward spiral of a couple, trina and mcteague, from marriage, to their. Heredity and environment play the role of fate in this portrayal of human degradation in turnofthecentury san francisco. Mcteague is a simple dentist who becomes infatuated with trina, the cousin of his friend marcus. Frank norris 1870 1902 mcteague is a simple dentist who becomes infatuated with trina, the cousin of his friend marcus. A story of san francisco 1899 is a dark story following the downward spiral of a couple, trina and mcteague, from marriage, to their decline into poverty, and the aftermath of jealousy, greed, and violence. A critical study, and twentiethcentury american literature naturalism. Set in san francisco, california, in the early years of the twentieth. He is the author of the novels of frank norris, the novels of theodore dreiser.
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