End zone

The game serves as more than just a backdrop — it feels like a metaphor for larger societal issues. Did the author intend this to reflect the American psyche?

The characters’ inner conflicts seem intertwined with the societal themes, which made me wonder if this was a commentary on 20th-century America.

The choice to set much of the novel around a football game feels deliberate. I wonder what led to this setting and how it shapes the narrative’s philosophical depth.