Roth and Job

Finished American Pastoral this morning. Is the Swede a Job like figure? Nothing but bad things happen to him – except he wilts in the end. And who in the world is Rita Cohen, really? And did any of the particulars of the story actually happen, or was Jerry the brother just putting on Zuckerman and coloring events?

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