Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
The founders of the family, they
die at the end of the journey, their death is symbolical. Grandpa is lusty and indescent. And
grandma is very religious and bios and sufferind all the time. Pa, Ma-father and mother, Pa is
the official head of the family, has worked hard all his life to support his large family, but he
hasn't been very succesful at it. The Ma is the real center of the family because he is both
womanly and maternal and very hard working and persistent. The third generation is
represenetd by their children, Noah, the first born, Tom, Al, Rose of Sharon, she has a
husband Connie and Ruth. Noah, the eldest is passive, he is listless, disinterested in life, never
upset, never angry, very passive. His brother tom could even claim that he is the male
protagonist. At the beginning of the novel he comes back from prison, because he killed a
man in a fight accidentally, he is good nature. He is the most moral of the characters, he wants
peace and quiet
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