The Magnificent Ambersons

"The Magnificent Ambersons" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that chronicles the decline of a wealthy Midwestern dynasty at the turn of the 20th century. Set in a rapidly industrializing America, the novel follows George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant heir to the prestigious Amberson fortune. As the advent of the automobile transforms the social and physical landscape of his city, George clings desperately to an outdated sense of aristocratic entitlement, oblivious to the...