02540cam a22003733u 4500 74768 UtSlPG 20260610134730.0 m cr n 260607r20241919utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 20000774 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Spadoni, Adriana, 1879-1953 The swing of the pendulum Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-11-20 Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Swing of the Pendulum" by Adriana Spadoni is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Jean Norris, a recent college graduate, as she navigates her emotions and aspirations amid the backdrop of societal expectations and familial duties. Through Jean’s experiences with her friends and family, the narrative explores themes of ambition, personal freedom, and the complexities of relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Jean Norris on her graduation day, feeling the weight of her academic achievements mixed with anxiety about her future. As she interacts with her friend Patricia and reflects on her mother’s oppressive sense of duty, it becomes clear that Jean feels trapped between her desires and her obligations. The graduates' celebrations soon give way to a sense of impending monotony as Jean grapples with thoughts of teaching, familial responsibilities, and the encroachment of societal norms on her individuality. The opening chapters effectively set the tone for a character-driven exploration of self-discovery, making the reader curious about how Jean will reconcile her ambitions with the expectations placed upon her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc., 1919 New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Single women -- Fiction Feminist fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Women college graduates -- Fiction https://archive.org/details/swingofpendulum00spadrich https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74768 115493 115493