"Carter, and Other People" by Don Marquis is a series of tales from the early 1900s. The initial story centers on Carter, a man of mixed race, as he navigates life in the South and later in New York, exploring themes of selfhood, discrimination, and belonging. The story follows Carter's life, from his youth in Atlanta, where he is deeply aware of his biracial identity, and shares his moments of self-love mixed with feelings of resentment, especially toward his brother, Willoughby Howard, who experiences the benefits of their shared white ancestry. As Carter relocates to New York in search of a better existence, his internal conflict deepens, particularly when he becomes deeply in love with a woman, and painfully rejects himself when he can't embrace his total identity.
Carter, and Other People
By Don Marquis
A man wrestles with his biracial identity in the early 20th century as racial divides threaten to tear him apart.
Summary
About the AuthorDonald Robert Perry Marquis was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel, supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak," who was the subject of two books, a hit Broadway play (1922–23), a silent film (1926) and a talkie (1937).
Donald Robert Perry Marquis was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters Archy and Mehitabel, supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak," who was the subject of two books, a hit Broadway play (1922–23), a silent film (1926) and a talkie (1937).
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