The Web and the Rock Author:Thomas Wolfe Protagonist George Webber, mirroring Wolfe's own life, goes from a small-town Southern boyhood to college and New York where he strives to become an established author. He becomes involved in a stormy affair with his married editor; goes to Europe for inspiration and is disillusioned by the rise of Hitler's power. He dreams of retu... more »rning to his roots, his home town, but realizes that he can't recapture the past.« less