is smart and eager to excel at the American dream (which slipped thru his father's hands) and become a powerful and wealthy business man.

is constantly getting in trouble due to poor anger management, and Sr. struggling to succeed after the death of Sr.'s wife and daughter. 'Bitter Is the Wind' by Jim McDermott tells the tale of father and son, George Sr. Bitter Is The Wind deconstructs the American dream.more His characters confront a modern world with limited possibilities, ambiguous mores, and authorities who seem devoted to keeping the brightest and most talented members of the underclass on the other side of town. After a family tragedy strengthens their familial bond, the Johnsons contend with assembly line monotony, unfulfilled dreams of baseball stardom, and they learn what it means to be tempted, trapped, jailedand ignored by a seemingly uncaring God.įirst time novelist Jim McDermott opens a window on the American working class and its aching desire for financial security, recognition, and respect. and his father from the rural blue collar landscape of upstate New York in the 1970s to the halls of Wharton Business School and the heights of Wall Street.

After a family tragedy strengthens their familial bond, the Johnsons contend with assembly line monotony, unfulfilled dreams of b Bitter Is The Wind is a coming of age novel that traces the lives of George Johnson, Jr. Bitter Is The Wind is a coming of age novel that traces the lives of George Johnson, Jr.

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