Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered United States greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film.
During the first quarter of the 20th century, Tarkington, along with Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana.
Booth Tarkington served one term in the Indiana House of Representatives, was critical of the advent of automobiles, and set many of his stories in the Midwest. He eventually removed to Kennebunkport, Maine, where he continued his life work even as he suffered a loss of vision.
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Some of their strengths
Booth Tarkington has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Confident, Passionate, Energetic, Optimistic, Extroverted, Intelligent, and Brave.
Bold and Confident
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Booth Tarkington is someone who is a bold, confident, energetic, and optimistic person, who is able to combine personal warmth and charisma with intelligence. A person who defines themself by their friends and what groups they belong to.
Warm and Caring
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Booth Tarkington well know them as someone who can be warm, caring, and compassionate, like a lamp or torch.
Methodical and Exacting
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Booth Tarkington as someone who is careful, methodical, and a perfectionist.
A person who forms successful business partnerships, who appreciates the variety the world has to offer, who takes a frugal approach to life and tends to be a workaholic, and who engages in things that let them express their opinion.
Charismatic and Instinctual
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Booth Tarkington is someone who handles stress better than most people, and who tends to have a powerful charisma and convictions.
They are also someone who is balanced, stable, and energetic, who likes the idea of home and family, and who is very comfortable being the person in charge.
Creative and Leadership-oriented
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Booth Tarkington tends to be someone who is a natural leader, with determination, motivational powers, and who takes obligations seriously. Who has charisma, a sense of humor, and who tends to attract attention.
Some of Booth Tarkington's challenges
While Booth Tarkington has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Booth Tarkington can be Sensitive, Arrogant, Status-seeking, Short-tempered, Impulsive, Hesitant, and Narcissistic.
Arrogant and Status-seeking
One of Booth Tarkington's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as arrogant and status-seeking.
Sensitive and Critical
Booth Tarkington is someone who can be insecure, critical, and pessimistic, who can have difficulty relaxing, can be possessive and jealous, and who can have difficulty listening to others' opinions and perspectives and make hasty decisions.
Domineering and Stubborn
Finally, Booth Tarkington also can be too rebellious, not respond to criticism well, and be too emotional and extreme about things.
