Ford writes realistically about late-twentieth-century American society and the alienation and inertia that many people feel. Frank Bascombe is not the only character in the novel to feel disconnected and disconsolate; he is simply the most obvious.
The importance of occupation in defining oneself is also a central idea in the novel. In a country where one's status and self-worth may be.....
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