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About the Author

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Robert Penn Warren enjoyed a distinguished career as a novelist, poet, scholar, university professor, and man of letters. His first widely read work was the […]

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Overview

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Set in the Deep South, All the King’s Men examines the complex web of influence that members of a closed society have on one another. […]

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Setting

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All the King’s Men describes the rise and fall of Willie Stark, a political boss and governor of an unnamed southern state, during the late […]

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Themes and Characters

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nstead of presenting Stark as a monster of evil and iniquity, a nightmarish demagogue who exploits the poor and middle-class citizens who form his constituency, […]

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Literary Qualities

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All the King’s Men draws on a rich tradition of literature, ranging from Jacobean drama to the novels of William Faulkner. Parallels with Faulkner, an […]

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Social Sensitivity

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All the King’s Men abounds with moral ambiguities. Violence, betrayal, blackmail, infidelity, and political corruption shape the plot line, and the conclusion does not present […]

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Topics for Discussion

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1. What attracts passive characters such Jack Burden and Anne Stanton to Willie Stark? 2. Sometimes Stark seems to be less of an individual than […]

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Adaptation

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Robert Rossen directed a black and white film adaptation of All the King’s Men in 1949. This picture was considered the kind of “serious” effort, […]