Alas, I have the finally finished the behemoth Pulitzer-prize winning novel that is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. I did enjoy the book, although some parts of it were insanely boring and droll, most of it kept me interested and further allowed me to develop my thesis on character identity. As the book came to a close, more and more evidence siding with my thesis presented itself. This was nice, because it gave me the feeling that I will be able to write a well supported argument in my AA paper.
As I stated in my previous blog, Chabon gives characters in the book alter-egos in the form of comic book superheroes. As the story progresses, whatever a character experiences, his or her superhero-ego experiences the same things, just in a different way. Near the end of the book, one of the main character's super-egos is destroyed, so he is forced to come to terms with himself.
The ending of the book was what I expected. Joe came back home from Alaska and reconnected with his family and friends, and also with Rosa. He also discovered that Rosa had given birth to his son, while Sammy had been acting as the boy's father figure for all these years. His son was named 'Tommy' after Joe's late brother, Thomas.
I have now started my second book, Wonder Boys, which looks like it will also tie into the theme of character identity.
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