`The Son From America by Isaac Beshvis Singer

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The Son From America

The Son From America tells the story of a successful son who returns to his village roots with the aim of improving the lives of the people there . The story is told from the point of view of a villager , a friend of the boy 's parents Berl and Berlcha . This villager acts as flat or static character who remains the same throughout the story . Through utilizing this device the author is able to tell the story in a third

br person narrative omniscient style which allows the readers the opportunity to learn of all character 's perspectives through the words of just one

The story is set in a Jewish village in Poland called Lentshin in the 1800s . Here , a son returned from gaining his fortunate in the United States of America finds a whole new perspective on the village from whence he came

The major theme of the book is how people 's conceptions of happiness can differ and that a true state of peace is achievable without wealth . The main character , Samuel , sends money from wealthy America back to his family in a poor Polish village "It was said in Lentshin that he became a millionaire there . Ever month , the Lentshin letter carrier brought old Berl a money and a letter that no one could read because many of the words were English (Singer , 1015 . Samuel does this , as he unwittingly believes that his money and charity...