Black Lives Matter.
Support the Equal Justice Initiative.
Menu
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
Artboard
Created with Sketch.
Resubscribe
Perform Search
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
! Error
Created with Sketch.
The Day of the Locust
Nathanael West
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapter 6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapters 15–17
Chapter 18–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–26
Chapter 27
Characters
Character List
Tod Hackett
Homer Simpson
Faye Greener
Main Ideas
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-5
Chapter 6
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapters 15-17
Chapter 18-19
Chapters 20-21
Chapters 22-23
Chapters 24-26
Chapter 27
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
In what city was Nathaniel West born?
Philadelphia
New York City
Mexico City
Calcutta
2
of 5
What was West's ethnic background?
Russian-Jewish
Greek
African American
Native American
3
of 5
What job gave West the time he needed to begin working on his first novel?
Train porter
Gas station attendant
Hotel night manager
Notary clerk
4
of 5
What job gave West many of the settings and minor characters that he used in The Day of the Locust?
Waiter
Concierge
Broadway casting director
Hollywood scriptwriter
5
of 5
What historical event does much of West's fiction respond to, in one way or another?
World War I
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
Prohibition
The Depression
Previous section
Full Book Quiz
Next section
Plot Overview Quick Quiz
Popular pages:
The Day of the Locust
Character List
CHARACTERS
Tod Hackett: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
Take a Study Break
Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from
The Office
Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes
Pick 9 Fictional Characters and We'll Tell You if You're an Introvert or an Extrovert
Every
Harry Potter
Character, Summed Up in a Single Sentence
5 Fictional Heroes Who Were the REAL Villains of the Story
The 7 Most Messed-Up Short Stories We All Had to Read in School
14 Life-Changing Literary Quotes (That Everyone Always Forgets About)
