derive benefit from
compose again
beliefs
conformity to conventionally accepted standards
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
to utterly bewilder or perplex
untidy; disordered.
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Ragtime covers the years from 1900 to 1917.
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He read the newspaper daily and was currently following the dispute between the professional baseballers and a scientist who claimed that the curve ball was an optical illusion.
Little Boy is the narrator of the story. Age unknown and purpose of composing the story unknown…until nearly the very end. Mostly an objective observer of events, but his interpretation of those events reflects a maturing consciousness.
