A compelling satire, Alice Adams details irresistible
characteristics of social status in a small Midwestern town. Mr.
and Mrs. Adams and their two children are members of the lower
middle-class. Their daughter, Alice Adams, wrestles with this
economic classification and attempts to make the society folk of
the town appreciate her. Because Alice has no social influence nor
wealth and her presence is held in disregard by prospective
suitors, Mrs. Adams tries to improve the situation by persuading
her husband to leave a job he's held all his life and to establish
a new career. After much apprehension and in possession of a glue
formula stolen from his previous employer, he resigns his mediocre
but satisfying employment which puts him in a predicament that
leads to his professional downfall. Booth Tarkington's
understanding of class rivalries, social condescension, and
financial avarice is evident in this tale where his main point
indicates that in every joyless moment hope, though unexpected, is
attainable. He illustrates how the Adams' laborious efforts are
ultimately unsuccessful. Any intrusion by Alice Adams and her
mother on the upper class is unlikely and Booth Tarkington's
depiction of such is secretly amusing.
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