Because of the novel’s structure - the embedded narrative, the framing narrative and the insertions - the reader experiences very differentiating views on the history of Colorado.
Michener 276 et seqq.), or Hans “Potato” Brumbaugh, a Volga German farmer who establishes the sugar beet industry in Colorado (cf. Many characters tell this part of the novel, for example several settlers like Levi Zendt, a Mennonite from Pennsylvania (cf. In contrast to the framing narrative, the embedded narrative comprises of the majority of the text including a set of stories. In the last chapter he meets Paul Garrett, a descendant of many of the characters from previous chapters (cf.
He has to verify the historical facts which is why he travels to Centennial. Vernor is an historian and does a research report for some editors of the US magazine who want to publish a book written by Carol Endermann (cf. In the preface respectively the first chapter the reader finds out that Dr. Vernor - every single one introduced with the words “caution to US editors” (Michener 116). Lewis Vernor as well as Paul Garrett and occupies mostly the first and last chapter, but the ends of the chapters between them also include scientific insertions of Dr. The framing narrative tells the story from the perspectives of Dr. The first specific characteristic drawing the reader’s attention is the fact that the novel consists of a framing narrative and an embedded narrative. This essay will consider the question what constitutes the specific point of view which makes this novel so interesting and outstanding. In this connection, the author uses a particular viewpoint to trace the development of that region and its inhabitants. Michener’s Centennial describes the history of the American West based on the fictional city Centennial, which is located in the plains of northeast Colorado. University of Mannheim School of Humanities Lecture ICS A Portrait of the American West - Centennial through the magnifying glass.
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