Theodore Dreiser

The Titan Annotated Theodore Dreiser

After his release from prison, Frank Cowperwood invests in shares next to the Panic of 1873, and turns into a millionaire again. He makes a decision to transport out of Philadelphia and begin a new life in the West. He moved to Chicago with Aileen and his lawyer is in the end capin a position to steer Lillian to comply with a divorce. Frank makes a decision to take over the street-railway system. He bankrupts numerous fighters with the assist of John J. McKenty and different political allies. Meanwhile, Chicago society reveals out approximately his beyond in Philadelphia and the couple are now no longer invited to dinner parties; after a while, the clicking activates him too. Cowperwood is untrue many times. Aileen reveals out approximately a positive Rita and beats her up. She offers up on him and has an affair with Polk Lynde, a person of privilege; she ultimately loses religion in him. Meanwhile, Cowperwood meets younger Berenice Fleming; with the aid of using the stop of the novel, he tells her he loves her and he or she concurs to stay with him. However, the finishing is bittersweet as Cowperwood has now no longer controlled to reap the fifty-year franchise for his railway schemes that he wanted.