Seize the Day (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Saul Bellow
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Novella
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Domestic realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Parents and children, New York City, Alienation, Fathers, Money
- Locales: Manhattan, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Brooklyn, NY
Set in the Gloriana Hotel on Broadway during one morning and in the commodities exchange on Wall Street later in the day, Seize the Day begins with its suffering hero, Tommy Wilhelm, seeking the company of his father, Dr. Adler. Dr. Adler does not love his son and views him as a failure and a dreamer. Adler disdains his son's misery: Tommy's marriage has failed, and his career at Rojax Corporation has floundered. In seeking out his father, Tommy does not so much want financial help, though he needs it and even expects it. What he really seeks is his father's approval and love....
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