Losing Battles | The Significance of the Title of Losing Battles
In this essay, Norvell discusses the significance of the title of Losing Battles.
The sprawling Beecham-Renfro clan that populates Losing Battles certainly has its endearing qualities. Granny and her grandchildren, in-laws, great-grandchildren, etc., are amusing, and they are survivors. They are loyal to one another, and they take care of their own. The best of the brood, young Jack Renfro, is as loving and lovable a character as readers will find in any work of fiction. Yet there is something about them that a reader could almost miss amid all their hilarity and weirdness: all of them, even Jack, are losers. The book is so funny and the characters are so...
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