The narrator of this novel has watched all his life as others acted. In one sense this book is about his becoming an active participant in life.
Through his eyes we are introduced first to his present, then through his diary to the past and lastly to the future.
The novel ends with the main character coming to terms with his life and everything good and bad thats happened.
I was most interested in the setting. Why do many Americans look so hard elsewhere for their identity? Not content with being American they are 'Italian American'; or,in this case, 'Danish American'.
In an intricate plot there are many different aspects you might concentrate on. As a recent immigrant to… Read more
