So Big!: Tropes

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The ones that say the most about So Big!. Pick one to read it.

• Born Unluckyin 211 titlesPervus. The narration talks about how things never work out for him. His wife died in childbirth and the baby died soon after.Read →
• There Are Two Kinds of People in the Worldin 212 titlesSimeon urges his daughter to live life to the fullest. She agrees and says she wouldn't want to be one of the Moral Guardians like her Aunt Sarah and Aunt Abbie.Read →
• Professional Gamblerin 126 titlesSelina's father, Simeon Peake, made his living this way.Read →
• Taking Up the MantleRare · in 54 titlesSelina, continuing to work her husband's farm after his unexpected death, and eventually making a success out of it.Read →
• Have a Gay Old Timein 1,150 titles"Gay" and "queer" are both used appropriately for 1924. The book talks about Selina's "gay, adventurous spirit."Read →
• Death by Childbirthin 509 titlesWhy Pervus is a widower, after being married less than two years. The baby died as well.Read →