Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
Social criticism is strong. In this book it is individualised.
The story is about moral corruption, that has reached every family in america. 1960, New Bay
Town, fiction setting. Kind of small and idyllic town at the Atlantic ocean, not overgrowded,
not urban, the houses are beautiful, old building, parks and treesand greenery. No obvious
poverty to speak of. The characters are different. He takes as his characters people from the
middle classes. He didnt chose this accidentalyl, but he shows that corruption has reached
such fairytale towns, such idyllic places, it is perfect place to live in, but the good
businessmen are actually liers who destroy and cheat. Vice has become a virtue, the virtuous
are mocked by the others, the system of values are turned upside town. The only power is
money. Even the most honest man has problems of remainig honest. He says that in fact
corruption can be traced to the very roots of colonial america. For example he even mentions
annaabi.ee 
