Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
George Caldwell is a school teacher, the other level is a mythological one. George is The
Centaur Chiron from Greek mythology. Cyron was the centaur who gave up his immortality
to save Prometheus from death. each character on the realistic level has a counterpart in greek
mythology. George's son Peter Caldwell is Prometheus himself. George's wife Cassie is on
the Greek mythological level Ceres. One of george's friends Al is Hephestus-the Smith. The
local doctor is Apollo and so on. Vera, collegau, is Venus. The reason for the parallels is that
America is home for parallelity. Cyron is gentle and kind-hearted, at a loss in the world of
selfcentered selfish people. He is dismissed by his collegaus as a misfit. Moreover, he himself
believes he is a failure. The events of the novel are shown through the eyes of his son Peter-
Prometheus. He is telling the story to his black mistress. Peter has become a painter.
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