1. The Brothers K represents the concept of social interaction between people, whom have very different belief systems.

2. The novel, The Brothers K, enables the reader to understand a child's idolization of a given sport, in this case, baseball.

3. The novel represents the world and its inhabitants on a miniscule level, by conveying the differences between the characters and how they act towards one another.

"Irwin is in his easy chair, reading last October's Organic Gardening. Winter is lying across his lap." Page 644

This quote represents the generational gap as it dwindles into nothingness. Age has become such an important factor for anyone in this era. Few realize, though, that every generation is nearly the same. The onl

"'Except the bad thing is, the real humdinger, see, is that I tried for CO status, being a Christian and all. And weird things happened. And...well...I didn't get it." Page 358

The dramatic realization of the fact that the war will affect a member of the Chance family is apparent in this quote. The amount of sorrow and emotions felt by the Chance family, and for that matter, all families who had children, brothers, husbands, or fathers, drafted into what many felt was a needless war. The novel brings to life what heartache many Americans had to face during the Vietnam era, a heartache that few in my generation have had the ability to realize.

The cliche, "the nice guys finish last," which is very apparent in our society. Children are taught that anyone they don't know is an enemy or someone out to in

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Approximate Word count = 544
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)