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Working at his first job, Royce \u201cDel-Roy\u201d DelGattabambino discovers how Dr. Morris Massey spoke the truth with his presentation, \u201cWhat You Are Now Is What You Were When.\u201d Working as a dishwasher at a local diner, Del-Roy is condemned to endure the trials that arise when an American becomes a disposable worker earning minimum wage. The trials, which are a rite of passage for America\u2019s teenagers. In doing so, Del-Roy emerges as young man who must come into his own despite all the adversity he will face. Del-Roy\u2019s ultimate fate is to discover how today\u2019s society is the result of the trials he endured; and how we have only ourselves to blame for the world we created\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis whole country is nothing but a nation of immigrants, Jan. That’s what makes this nation so great! Our forefathers got kicked out of every respectable country in the world!\u201d Jan Sharanski never saw the humor in his wife\u2019s cynical joke. Born in America, she knew nothing but freedom. He, on the other hand, came from a world where freedom existed so long as no one asked any questions…and that was a major difference. Jan Sharanski, a partisan serving in the Polish underground during the Second World War, finds he must flee his native Poland for the United States in order to escape communist oppression. Arriving in Chicago, Jan settles in the city\u2019s Near-Westside Polish community. There, amidst the backdrop of the Cold War, the Chicago mafia, and the Daley political machine, he will build his life. In the process, Jan discovers that yes, America is the land of opportunity\u2026but sadness and despair is also a part of that Great American Dream. Capturing the true essence of that American Dream falls to Jan\u2019s daughter, Drusilla. Putting her faith in \u201cthe Black Madonna,\u201d Drusilla sets out on her own personal quest to fulfill her father\u2019s ambitions. Steeling herself in the rough and tumble world on the mean streets of Chicago, Drusilla will discover the love, hurt, pain, and success first known by her father. In the process, Drusilla Sharanski discovers her own appreciation for what it is to truly be an American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working at his first job, Royce \u201cDel-Roy\u201d DelGattabambino discovers how Dr. Morris Massey spoke the truth with his presentation, \u201cWhat You Are Now Is What You Were When.\u201d Working as a dishwasher at a local diner, Del-Roy is condemned to endure the trials that arise when an American becomes a disposable worker earning minimum wage. … <\/p>\n

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