The passage below shows the feelings Vittorio feels towards his father: " in my mind my father was like a phantom, some dim ghost or presence who could sometimes harden into the mute solid substance of a human and then suddenly disperse again, spread out magically until he was invisible and omnipresent." (54). ... In the novel There are no Elders, we are introduced to a man, the narrator, and his friend named John who unite after fifty years literally bumping in to each other on the street. ... "We leave the cradle, man, and ou...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School