Solomon

"Solomon" by Constance Fenimore Woolson is a story set in the Ohio coal region during the late 1800s. It follows travelers journeying through the valleys, as they take in the nature and simplicity of human life within a German community. The audience meets the residents, like the depressed hostess and her artist husband, Solomon, who must determine whether to become successful in art or continue life as a coal miner. The introduction shows love, dreams, and sacrifice, and it also displays the difficult life between being a miner and following one's dreams and personal relationships. These dialogues and descriptions hint at the destinies of the characters.