Hamill's blend of journalistic and magical realism brings together several rich strands of American literature into a bildungsroman which illuminates the naturalistic landscape of post War Brooklyn with the magic of the American hero myth and Jewish mysticism together. The story of the poor boy who becomes a hero is part of our national myth, especially in the immigrant tradition. Ragged Dick comes to mind, as does the realist tradition of the novels of.....
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