Everything you need to understand or teach We Drink the Wine in France by Alice Walker.
An older, very thin man who is balding and has an ulcer. He was in a concentration camp for seven years before his escape to France. Seeing beauty in his surroundings hurts him, and when the pain becomes too much he leaves for some place farther south. He feels very old and that his miserable life is almost over. He is attracted and drawn to a student in his class, Harriet...