Reading Stover at Yale | Alexandria
Read Stover at Yale by Owen Johnson. Exposing the dark underbelly of elite education, Stover at Yale reveals how a charismatic outsider's quest for social status leads to moral compromise. This 1912 novel eerily predicts today's debates about privilege, authenticity, and the true purpose of higher education. Most surprising? Johnson suggests that pursuing popularity can be more corrupting than outright failure.