I was pondering Edgar and realized if he was eighty, he would have been born before the beginning of the Great Depression, his schooling would have been during the Depression. He would have been in fourth grade in the late 1930's, if he would have even had the chance to go to school. Now, I also realized I am not sure what education was really like in that time period.
Also, I am not sure of how many schools were in Iowa City at that time. There is a lot of research I need to do before I can really delve into his past. Details, details. At any rate, it would be interesting to learn more about that time period.
I like the idea of having him be born in 1923-24, that way he could go off to war. Love lost, they go their separate ways, some drama that splits them up.
However I think I would have part of the reason be Edgar doesn't feel he is good enough for Lizzy is the fighting, the killing he did in the war. Plus, being in that type of war, so brutal, so vicious, it might add a certain level of not feeling secure, being secure. And if he was affected like my grandpa, it wasn't for the good.
Now, the real question is do I like this character and storyline enough to do all this research?
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