Well, if you want a full dose of absolute realism, you've got it with Tobacco Road! A story about a guy who just can't see reality, yet it's all around him - I have to give ol' Jeeter credit - he has hope. In the end, God, or whomever, decides it's time to end his miserable existence by burning his house down. So much for prayer and believing!
At this time in my life where everything seems to be going down hill, and I don't have a lot of hope in fixing it, I can almost admire Jeeter to be blissfully ignorant in his misery.
Jeeter was a courageous man, although stupid, based on this example:
"The urge he felt to stir the ground and to plant cotton in it, and after that to sit in the shade during the hot months watching the plants sprout and grow, was even greater than the pains of hunger in his stomach".
Time for me to get some hope! If you like dark humour, this book is for you. Onto the next book.
Someone told me recently that I need to work on finishing things. I really need to finish this project.
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