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There is confusion is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Fauset, Jessie Redmon (1882–1961).
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"There is confusion" by Jessie Redmon Fauset is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows the ambitious Joanna Marshall—a gifted Black singer and dancer championed by her self-made father, Joel—alongside Peter Bye, a striking but directionless boy shaped by a fraught family legacy, and their New York–Philadelphia circle. The story explores Black middle-class aspiration, inheritance, and the pressures of prejudice as its young characters pursue distinction, belonging, and love. The opening of the novel traces Joel Marshall’s rise from enslaved beginnings to respected New York caterer and shows how his frustrated dreams become Joanna’s fierce purpose; a renowned singer affirms Joanna’s rare voice, while her disciplined mind and instinct for dance set her apart from her quicker, flashier sister Sylvia. In a parallel history, the Black and white branches of the Bye family lead to Meriwether’s collapse and early death, leaving his son Peter with a proud aunt and a simmering bitterness toward white patronage; in school his unexpected command of anatomy earns notice, draws Joanna’s admiration, and sparks his vow to become a surgeon. Scenes in the Marshall home—music, folk dances, and warm yet exacting standards—begin to refine Peter’s manners and hopes. A third strand introduces Maggie Ellersley, who escapes a sordid tenement through grit and a benefactor’s help, becomes Sylvia’s devoted friend, joins Joel’s catering business, and quietly develops feelings for Philip—all setting the stage for intertwined ambitions and affections.
Book and edition facts
- Title: There is confusion
- Author credits: Fauset, Jessie Redmon (1882–1961)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- African American women -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Fiction
- Race relations -- History -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
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