Chapter Four Summary

Grandpa Blakeslee has only two daughters who lived. Will is special because he is the first grandson. Grandpa Blakeslee wants Will to work in the store for a part interest one day, although Will would rather be a farmer.

Love Simpson comes from Baltimore, has never married, dresses fashionably and acts lively. Miss Love is liked by most before she marries Mr. Blakeslee. The women like her because she is good with fashion. The men like her because she is pretty and has a good personality and the Methodists like her because she plays the piano well. Supposedly, Love's ex-fiance got Love's best friend pregnant, and they married instead. Also, against her credit in town, is the rumor that Love's father belongs to the union army.

Chapter Four Analysis

Chapter four provides background for the reader. It establishes that at the...