Everyman

This book is about a man who goes through life almost dying but somehow staying alive until he reached teh age of seventy one. He goes through several surgeries and comes out alive. The narrator, Philip Roth, does a very good job portraying the character as a realistic person. The character is referred to as "he" rather than by name which is very interesting but at times hard to follow. The novel describes the life of the main character. The author talks about how the man came from a loving family and was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The character grew up to be a smart man who went into advertising in order to please his parents. He really wanted to be a pinter but obeyed the wishes of his parents. The story talks about old age and how people don't understand who've they become as they get older. All in all, the book teaches the reader about life and how others are going through the same things that everyone else is.