tod hackett was originally from the east coast in day of the locust.
tod hackett was originally from the east coast in day of the locust.
in day of the locust where is tod hackett originally from?
from the east coast
tod hackett is the novel's protagonist. he moves from the east coast to hollywood, california in search of inspiration for his next painting. the novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression. most of the characters exist at the fringes of the hollywood film industry, but hollywood is merely the backdrop for tod hackett's revelation. tod is employed by a hollywood studio "to learn set and costume designing." during his spare time, tod sketches scenes he observes on large production sets and studio back lots. the novel details tod's observation of the filming of the battle of waterloo. his goal is to find inspiration for the picture he is getting ready to begin, a work titled "the burning of los angeles."
the day of the locust
the day of the locust is a 1939 novel by american author nathanael west set in hollywood, california. the novel follows a young artist from the yale school of fine arts named tod hackett, who has been hired by a hollywood studio to do scene design and painting. while he works he plans an important painting to be called "the burning of los angeles," a portrayal of the chaotic and fiery holocaust which will destroy the city. while the cast of characters tod befriends are a conglomerate of hollywood stereotypes, his greater discovery is a part of society whose "eyes filled with hatred," and "had come to california to die." this undercurrent of society captures the despair of americans who worked and saved their entire lives only to realize, too late, that the american dream was more elusive than they imagine. their anger boils into rage, and the craze over the latest hollywood premiere erupts violently into mob rule and absolute chaos.
the day of the locust