An American Requiem
Describe symbolism in An American Requiem by James P. Carroll
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James receives a stainless-steel, model B-52 bomber as a prize for the Outstanding Air Force ROTC Cadet award at Georgetown University. He takes it with him to seminary. The model B-52 symbolizes his feelings about the military, his father's Air Force career and war.