In the bizarre, comic tone of the book, the strike and massacre of the workers is recalled through the memory of a child, which seems to undermine the horror of the Yankee exploitation. ... In the beginning of the book, the gypsies brought new technology and by the end the imperialists have replaced them but like the gypsies, the technologies they bring remain more curious than useful. ...

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