The Human Comedy, by William Saroyan

The Human Comedy by William Saroyan is about a family in World War II, a widowed mother left with four children; a daughter and three sons. Marcus the eldest brother is away serving, the middle brother Homer who is the main character is 17 years old and works in the post office as a messenger where he becomes the fastest messenger in his city of Ithaca; he is a messenger because he wants to help the family out financially. Finally, the youngest son is Ulysses who is a curious little person and all he does is hang around the little city and observing everything curiously. This story is about the hopes and dreams of everyday life that can go both ways, good or bad.

This book is a great American classic novel that is very heartwarming and relevant to today’s life. This story fills you up with great emotion while entertaining you so much that you will not be able to put the book down. It is filled with very funny adventures while covering everyday’s sad events.

Reviewed by E.P., grade 10.