Analysis Of House Made Of Dawn Abel

In the book House Made of Dawn Abel, a war veteran from World War II, meets a woman named Angela through a priest while staying with his uncle in San Francisco. Abel chopped wood for Angela; he eventually had an affair with her. After many years and many trying circumstances Abel meets another woman, Milly. Milly was a social worker who would come Abel and his friend’s apartment. Although Abel knew Milly on a professional level, they eventually became social friends and fell in love. Angela was a white woman who had recently been married. Although he showed reservation in his demeanor during the time he worked for her, it was Angela’s admiration of his ability to put his whole body into his job that eventually led to the affair. After his struggles in the years following his interactions with Angela his whole personality and demeanor changed. …show more content…
After his prison stay and other difficulties, Abel moves in with his friend, Ben, and is assigned Milly as a social worker. She started visiting Ben and Abel on a social level, which led Abel to begin to fall in love with her. Eventually Milly and Abel became lovers, and she supported him when he lost his job and became an alcoholic. Although he was in love with Milly, Abel disappeared. One night Abel and his friend, Ben, were mugged. One week after they got mugged Abels alcoholism got much worse and he directed his anger toward Ben. Eventually Ben and Abel got into a fight and Abel left; he returned three days later badly beaten. After the beating he returned to Walatowa only to find his grandfather, Francisco, on the verge of