The author’s depth of understanding of the human
What is Noreen’s husband really like – a nice, white
condition, and our personal interactions with our
boy with prospects as Enid believes? Can Ray stay
fellow men is apparent in his sympathetic treatment
alive long enough among the gang members and
of the characters and their storylines.
drug dealers in his neighborhood to go to college
Just as Enid is unhappy with the pies her daughter
and lift his family from poverty? Will Enid’s son,
brings her, and would prefer chocolat