The novel, “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, written by Garth Stein is told through the eyes of a labrador retriever, terrier mix dog named Enzo. Enzo, short for Enzo Ferrari, was purchased by Denny Swift when he was just a small pup. Enzo is not your average canine. He considers himself to be very intellectual and to possess the ability to comprehend things the way humans do. He even claims that after a dog’s death, their souls are reborn as human life forms but, unfortunately, for now, he is trapped in a dog’s body. Denny and Enzo live in Seattle, Washington where Denny works as an automobile mechanic at a sophisticated car dealership by day and is a professional race car driver by night. On his off time, Denny enjoys watching his old race
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He felt like he should decline the offer because of Eve’s health however Eve encouraged him to take advantage of the opportunity. The beginning of the traveling race season was rocky for Denny and his family. Denny was not doing well in his first few races and Eve was angry and scared when Denny was not home. It was very stressful for her to take care of Zoe and all other things by herself. Things for the Swift family were only darkest before the dawn. Soon, Eve began to get a handle on life, her health was surprisingly improving, and Denny achieved more wins than losses with his …show more content…
Denny tells him he is ready to come to work and asks why Luca made the offer. Luca explains that his wife passed away and he was helped by a coworker at Ferrari whom he respected and admired and he wished to help in this same way. The next day, Enzo dies in Denny’s arms. The story jumps into the future when Zoe is an adult and Denny has just won a Formula One race. Zoe, accompanied by a father and son, arrive to meet Denny. They ask Denny for his autograph and introduce the boy as Enzo. The boy says he is going to be a champion race car driver some day and Denny said he would be glad to give him lessons when he is ready to learn how to
He felt like he should decline the offer because of Eve’s health however Eve encouraged him to take advantage of the opportunity. The beginning of the traveling race season was rocky for Denny and his family. Denny was not doing well in his first few races and Eve was angry and scared when Denny was not home. It was very stressful for her to take care of Zoe and all other things by herself. Things for the Swift family were only darkest before the dawn. Soon, Eve began to get a handle on life, her health was surprisingly improving, and Denny achieved more wins than losses with his …show more content…
Denny tells him he is ready to come to work and asks why Luca made the offer. Luca explains that his wife passed away and he was helped by a coworker at Ferrari whom he respected and admired and he wished to help in this same way. The next day, Enzo dies in Denny’s arms. The story jumps into the future when Zoe is an adult and Denny has just won a Formula One race. Zoe, accompanied by a father and son, arrive to meet Denny. They ask Denny for his autograph and introduce the boy as Enzo. The boy says he is going to be a champion race car driver some day and Denny said he would be glad to give him lessons when he is ready to learn how to