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is consumed by a sense of entitlement over the money he feels he "gave away" by introducing McTeague to Trina.

The story follows McTeague, a slow-witted, towering man who practices dentistry without a license. His life is stable, if dull, until he falls for Trina Sieppe, the cousin of his best friend, Marcus Schouler.

loses his dental practice after Marcus, fueled by jealousy, reports him to the authorities. McTeague

The novel concludes with a harrowing sequence in Death Valley. McTeague, having murdered Trina for her gold, is hunted down by Marcus. In their final struggle, McTeague kills Marcus, only to realize his victim has handcuffed them together. The book ends with McTeague stranded in the salt flats—rich with gold, but doomed to die of thirst next to a corpse. Key Themes

Norris presents McTeague as a "human beast," suggesting that beneath the veneer of civilization lies a primitive animal controlled by hereditary "vices" (like McTeague’s inherited alcoholism). is consumed by a sense of entitlement over

McTeague (1899) is Frank Norris’s masterpiece of American Naturalism, a gritty exploration of human degradation set against the fog-shrouded streets of late 19th-century San Francisco. The Plot: A Descent into Animalism

The characters are products of their environment. The suffocating atmosphere of Polk Street and the desolate void of Death Valley mirror the characters' internal decay. loses his dental practice after Marcus, fueled by

The turning point occurs when Trina wins $5,000 in a lottery. This sudden wealth acts as a catalyst for destruction: