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Beowulf

I've read the book and the reviews and thought much on America's preoccupation with itself, but, god help me, I cannot get beyond the beautiful lyricism and haunting cityscapes to the crux of the book. Yes, the idea is that an ideology-less, material-void, no-frills, amoral existence lends itself to becoming a bum and finding the meaning of life, but how do the characters change? I don't see the characters going through a life-changing crisis; except some light ruminations, the book missed me as an audience. Maybe I have misunderstood something or do not possess the necessary, be it patriotism or historical perspective? Maybe my world view is too skewed to enjoy this book? Your thoughts?Crick Crack Monkey is set in Trinidad. I donot know how much you know about it. Trinidad is in the West Indians or better known as the Caribbean. It compares the life of the low class of society to the middle or upper class.......


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