No_Great_Mischief

No Great Mischief No Great Mischief The book by Alistair Macleod, No Great Mischief, is a novel about a man looking back over his life experiences. He talks about many different topics ranging from why people cry when they see tomatos being wasted to animals in families. The book also mentions the hardships that families in the regions must endure. He begins by telling a story about his journey to see his brother Calum. Calum had a severe problem with alcohol, and couldn’t survive without it. He felt that his life was horrible and worthless. He could not even hold his hands still when he was feeling an alcohol withdrawal. Calum was named after his great great grandfather, who was the founding father of the area, excluding Toronto. Alexander speaks about the highways, and how they go to many different places. Toronto is the area where highways two and three meet. His grandparents and older brothers brought up Alexander. They taught him that family is more important than anything else in this world. If it were not for his upbringing, he would have never attempted to visit his brother. Alexander’s grandparents were never particularly well off. people, great, book, area, felt, very, about, poor, life, calum, work, toronto, throughout, must, just, good, being, away, alexander, world, weather, washed, things, taught, symbolizes, survive, over, never, move, mischief, meet, living, jobs, job, highways