For a character who is typically so emotionally intelligent and pleasant, this is perhaps Ezra’s greatest sin. Scarlatti is shocked and appalled by what he has done. As she lies dying, he begins to absentmindedly make changes until the restaurant bears little resemblance to its old self. Ezra takes on a partnership in the restaurant after befriending the owner. Scarlatti’s is something of a throwback the traditional Italian style seems outdated, even by the standards of the time and the socioeconomic level of the neighborhood. However, when the restaurant is first introduced, it is known under a different name. It evolves and changes over the course of the years, acting as both a setting for many combative family encounters and a representation of Ezra’s personality. The titular Homesick Restaurant becomes one of the novel’s defining motifs.
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