# The Pit — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Pit by Frank Norris.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to his brother, Charles Tolman Norris, in memory of the imaginative stories and adventures they shared as boys.
- [Principal Characters in the Novel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/principal-characters-in-the-novel.md): This chapter introduces the principal characters of the novel, including Curtis Jadwin, a capitalist and speculator; Sheldon Corthell, an artist; Landry Court, a broker's clerk; Samuel Gretry, a broker; Charles Cressler,
- [The Pit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/the-pit.md): The opening of the novel introduces the world of the Chicago wheat pit and the characters who inhabit it, setting the stage for the drama of speculation and ambition.
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/i.md): The chapter introduces Laura Dearborn, her sister Page, and their Aunt Wess as they wait at the opera for the Cresslers, who are late. Laura spots Curtis Jadwin, a wealthy real estate investor, and after much hesitation,
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/ii.md): Laura Dearborn reflects on her past in Barrington, Massachusetts, and her decision to move to Chicago after her father's death. She recalls her education, her love of literature, and her disdain for the narrow New Englan

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- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/x.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pit_se/chapters/conclusion.md)

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