Characters
You maybe realized it when you first saw the character names "Mother," "Father," or "Mother's Young Brother." Or maybe you realized it when you stumbled on the Yiddish "Tateh" (Daddy) and "Mameh" (...
Model T Ford
Don't stand in the way of progress or you'll get run over... probably by a Model T. The Model T is a big character in Ragtime, symbolizing progress and all the fears that come with it.Let's check o...
Ragtime Music
Doctorow named his novel Ragtime for a very valid reason: it represents the last time America moved at such a slow, measured pace. As Scott Joplin, who composed the Maple Leaf Rag and other famous...