Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
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.
Symbolically he posesses the holy fire of creation, of art, in this sense he is Prometheus, he
has the fire, the holy fire of creativity. Peter is vulnerable. George worries about his students
and Peter (who is one of them). The students laugh at George, make fun of him, during the
annaabi.ee 
