Ilka and his journey become symbolic of his self-destruction, but also the education of a lifetime. Ilka's description of his duality is poetic summed up by the following passage, "she did not recognize his hair, and that the size of his mouth and his laughter did not go with the urbane way he bent his wrist and crossed his ankles; that the luxurious tweed of his jacket contradicted his flattened nose with its small outgrowth of wild flesh at the bridge, which intimated to the girl disastrous chances, moving accidents his youth had suffered." As they tumble together towards oblivion, Carter is able to give Ilka the education of a lifetime; they experience New York, the world, and everything in between. The bulk of this story is an understanding of their relationship, which begins as a clumsy mixture of dinner dates, disastrous parties, emergency rescue calls, and the...
Their comic and intelligent hilariousness harnesses the heart of the story, and shows in their humor and tragedy the true nature of the American. Segal also uses numerous characters such as Ilka's mother, who cannot rid herself of the guilt of abandoning her husband in Austria, into the fray. Within a year of their wild relationship, Ilka finally becomes an American; she sees through the eyes of Carter the American landscape. She "sees what he sees - and feels what he feels." Through this novel, the greatest significance is the understanding of the American heritage and tradition. That she and Carter are kindred spirits, second-class citizens of their respective societies. There journey together is a journey to understand the American soul and ultimately she completes her journey through Carter's understanding of their deep-set regret for each other.
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