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Order and Disorder in "The Human Comedy"
Summary: The forces of order and disorder balance each other in the novel "The Human Comedy" by William Saroyan. Homer's plans and the illusion that Marcus is coming home create order. When Marcus doesn't come home, this creates disorder. Death and the presence of Mrs. Macauley also create disorder
In The Human Comedy, there are many examples of order and disorder. However, neither of them outweighs the other. Order balances out disorder just as disorder balances out order.
One example of something that creates order is Homer's plans for the future, which is related to his unreal dream of Marcus coming home.
Homer's plans, according to page 37, are to go places around the world.
While having a discussion with Ulysses before he leaves for work, Homer explains that he plans on going "East. After New York, London. After London, Paris. After Paris, Berlin. Then Vienna, Rome, Moscow, Stockholm- someday I'm going to see all the great cities in the world." This conveys the fact that Homer is ambitious to get out and see the world. This ambition is related to the dream of Marcus coming home because in order to think that he, Homer Macauley, may someday...
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