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:''This article is about the Upton Sinclair novel. For the substance, see oil.'' ''Oil!'' is a novel by Upton Sinclair published in 1927 told as a third person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the second person. The book was written in the context of the Harding administration's Teapot Dome Scandal and takes place in Southern California. It is a social and political satire skewering the human foibles of all its characters. The main character is James Arnold Ross Jr., nicknamed Bunny, son of an oil tycoon. Bunny's sympathetic feelings toward oilfield workers and socialists provoke arguments with his father throughout the story. The novel served as a loose inspiration for the 2007 film ''There Will Be Blood''. ==Characters== *James Arnold Ross (aka Dad): is a self-made oil millionaire. *James Arnold "Bunny" Ross, Jr.: the protagonist, is the only son of a self-made oil millionaire. *Paul Watkins: a farmer's son who runs away from home, is tutored by a free thinker, and becomes an advocate for the rights of laborers. After spending time in Siberia after World War I, he sympathizes with Bolshevism and becomes a Communist. *Vernon Roscoe: Dad's business partner, and arguably the novel's antagonist. He is a greedy business man who helps bribe the government to acquire the land in Teapot Dome to drill oil. He also works to crush the unions that oppose him by bribing the authorities to throw its members into jail. *Alberta "Bertie" Ross: Bunny's older sister. An aspiring socialite. *Aunt Emma: Bunny's aunt, widow of J. Arnold Ross' brother. She lives with the family. *Ruth Watkins: Paul's younger sister, who is Bunny's age. *Eli Watkins: Paul's brother, who becomes an evangelical preacher. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oil!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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