The Deuce | Social Concerns
The lead character in The Deuce, Tony or Thanh or "The Deuce," takes his name from one of the streets he "works" as a runaway teenager. His personal anxieties and his rebellion against his father allow the reader to explore issues of an average middle-class American teenager's identity crisis complicated by several factors.
Tony's father is of European-American heritage. His mother, whom he has not seen since leaving Vietnam, was Vietnamese. Tony's father is an attorney who provides a comfortable suburban home in New Jersey, excursions to Coney Island, education, church...
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