Snow In August Snow in August by Pete Hamill was a brilliant fable not only for our time but also for all time. The setting was the year 1947 in Brooklyn, the war veterans had come home, the first black man makes it to the major leagues, and great prejudice against race and religion is present. While reading this book I built a strong relationship and admiration for the character Michael Devlin. Michael was an 11-year-old …showed first 75 words of 800 total…

…showed last 75 words of 800 total…Snow in August, clearly contained domestic tragedies. That is a primary reason why I enjoyed greatly. It is pleasant to be able to relate some of the life issues of a character in the story with your own life issues or someone you know. I only wish every one of the life issues being faced today can end in such a way as the conclusion of this story. I do believe some can. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**