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
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