A Short Digest of a Along Novel by Budd Schulberg

Point of View: The story is narrated by third person.
Characterazation:
Mr.Steevers: Mr.Steevers is protogonist character. He loves her daughter and he thinks that she is virgin, pure, undeceived. He wants to protect his daughter from the intruders. We understant that while he and his daughter are playing, he implies that he always protects his daughter.
The little doughter: The little doughter is protogonist character. She is only three years old. She is virgin, undeceived. She is not aware of the bad life and she has never bad life experience. So she thinks that everybody is trustworthy like her father. She is also round character. There is a change in her life. She realizes that everything in life does not go on smoothly after Billy's arrival. She learns that everybody in her life is not trustworthy as her father. So she draws a lesson from the life.
Ironies:
1. Billy says "Jump and I'll catch you" and the little daughter trust him and jumps. But Billy deceives her and does not cath her and the girl falls.
2. Her father always protects her daughter. He talks to her softly and advices her something about life. He warns her without reprimanding. But at the end, after the downfall of her he talks to harshly.
Conflicts:
External Conflict The father and the little daughter are in conflict with environment. They are happy in their lifes but when the outsider takes part in their life, this happiness disappears.
The Settings: Tihs story takes in their house and it was in the afternoon.