Confederacy of Dunces

[Michael Bailey]

Mark Kohut wrote:
> Does Conferacy of Dunces rise above the jokes on the page?
>  Does it generalize?
>
>  Will it last? Should it?
>

anybody who's ever been unemployed or underemployed, especially if
they were doing so under their parents's roof, should get some
chuckles from Riley's antics.  I um know some people who found it rang
true.  But for my money the fascinating subtext is how the liberal
Jewish girl from New York breaks him out of his stagnation.  Sort of a
side effect of the Civil Rights movement if you will.  True it happens
only at the end but it's a genius ending.