In this
bildungsroman, or coming-of-of-age novel, the main themes are homelessness (and its causes) as
well as globalism. It is the main character, Ian, through which we learn about these
themes.
The theme of homelessness (and the causes of that homelessness) is
presented early on in the novel. Ian is only fifteen and is required to finish some community
service hours at "The Club." He is aghast to learn that it is a soup kitchen serving
only homeless people. Being in an unsafe neighborhood at an ungodly hour, Ian narrowly escapes
a mugging because another homeless man saves him (by attacking Ian's muggers with a pipe). Ian
is absolutely terrified and disgusted at his job at "The Club." ...
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