This link contains a bibliography of Tillie Olsen's works, quotations from interviews, and critical commentary on Yonnondio.

This link is a reprint of a syllabus Olsen herself used when she taught "The Literature of Poverty, Oppression, Revolution and the Struggle for Freedom" at Amherst College in 1969. This list is fascinating for a number of reasons: it shows the books that Olsen herself read and respected, and it also reflects the reading material of students during the struggles of the late 1960s. The books listed would serve as great secondary sources for a research paper on Olsen's political involvement or narrative polemics.

This essay addresses an oft-neglected element of Olsen's work: the role of Judaism in her characters' lives and the author's own life.

• Biography of Tillie Olsen
• About Yonnondio: From the Thirties
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-2
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 3-4
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 5-6
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 7-8
• Related Links on Yonnondio: From the Thirties
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources
• Purchase Yonnondio: From the Thirties and Other Works
• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! Quiz 2
• Essays on Yonnondio: From the Thirties
• Message Board on Yonnondio: From the Thirties