The time period of the book is a little while after the fall of the soviet union. The mindset has gone from 'we must harvest the grain to make the young mans strong like bull to fight for the motherland!' to a kind of pro-crime 'for my own good, not the greater good' mindset. that last sentence probably made no sense to you, DEAR READER, but i liked it. and this post is for my own good, not the greater good. the setting impacts misha by how it brings out different characteristics in Misha -- he feels more comfortable with the peoples of the bronx than he does with the russian elites -- he sees them as uptight and possessing a sheltered mindset. I see crumbling buildings and stone faces in the setting. I understand the message being sent across quite well. the book could be set in say the mountains of afghanistan or something like that, but the character could live in a jewish farming and herding village in close proximity to a muslim village of equal condition, and i think the author could pull it off.
i am rambling now and not making sense.
GOOD NIGHT.
AND GOOD CLUCK.
LIKE A CHICKEN.
MMMMM.
CHICKEN.
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Ha! I love the mindset comment. Because it's true. Who doesn't love Soviets? However, I'm not a fan of the chicken comment. Yuck. But I'll get on my soap box and complain about it tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteas much as this post goes over my head i did manage to catch some valid points i agree with you that even in another setting the author could pull off the same character.
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