Reading The Rise of Silas Lapham | Alexandria
Read The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells. Witnessing a wealthy paint manufacturer's moral awakening challenges assumptions about success and ethics. The Rise of Silas Lapham subverts the rags-to-riches tale by suggesting true nobility comes not from gaining wealth, but from choosing financial ruin to maintain integrity - a radical notion in our status-obsessed culture.