Dangling Man

When his induction into the army is delayed, Joseph finds himself facing a year of idleness. This journal presents an account of his restless wanderings through Chicago's streets, his musings on the past, his psychological reaction to his inactivity while war rages around him, and his uneasy insights into the nature of freedom and choice.

Cand inrolarea sa in armata este amanata, Joseph se confrunta cu un an de inactivitate. Acest jurnal prezinta o relatare a ratacirilor sale nelinistite pe strazile din Chicago, a reflectiilor sale asupra trecutului, a reactiei sale psihologice la inactivitatea sa in timp ce razboiul face ravagii in jurul sau si a perspectivei sale tulburi asupra naturii libertatii si a alegerii.