Sunday, March 1, 2009
Misha Vainberg
Misha Vainberg is quite a character. He is an overweight Russian Jew who loves ghetto tech, eating, and sleeping (with Rouenna, his Latina girl from the South Bronx). He doesn't appear to have many friends, just Alyosha-Bob, his fellow ghetto tech fan. Vainberg loves his Papa very much and is devastated when Papa's head gets blown off. However, he doesn't seem to have much courage because instead of getting back at the murderers, Oleg the Moose and Zhora his siphylitc cousin Zhora, he simply accepts payment for the act. Vainberg does have good intentions though. With the money received in exchange for the death of Papa, he plans to start an organization to help children, appropriately named Misha's children. Vainberg's main problem in the novel is getting a visa so he can get to New York City and Rouenna. However, Vainberg's Papa killed an important Oklahoma businessman, so the American INS refuses to grant him one. As of where I left off, Vainberg is still stuck in Russia. Oh, I forgot to mention that he gets circumsized at the age of eighteen by a bunch of Jews giving him onion vodka.
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I love how Misha has these dreams of starting this organization for kids that's named after him. However, he's such a kid, he'll probably never start the organization at all. He's just like the kids he feels bad for, so in the end, he only feels sorry for himself. Maybe someone should start an organization called "Misha the Child"...
ReplyDeleteAnna, I think that is an excellent point. It very ironic how Misha is trying to help children when he is such a child himself.
ReplyDeletePeter! My Good Sir, i must first comment on your bravery on telling the absurdistan team of the circumcision scene. But in all seriousness, I think that you are quite right, Misha does not really have any friends, and those that treat him nicely do it out of social custom, obligation, or fear of his money and his father's influence.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it seems like Misha only has his father as a true and reliable friend, but of course his father dies and Misha is left to care for himself.
ReplyDeletei agree that he isnt a courageous character but i think that might be the point. Misha Vainburg is not a hero hes a normal if not cowardly person and that is why his story is unique in my eyes.
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