Fathers & Sons.
No, this is not about Turgenev's pre revolution classic of the same name. Though one connect of the novel to the present parlous time is when Bazarov, an important character, while conducting an autopsy, cuts himself, contracts an infection & dies in the prime of life, like so many doctors during this pandemic.
However, this note deals with two fictional fathers, separated by space & time, abandon their sons, because their mothers died giving birth to them. One is Archibald Craven (The Secret Garden, 1911) abandoning his son Colin, & the other Apu ((Aparajito, 1928) abandoning Kajal. The difference between the two uxorious husbands is that Archibald is wealthy, buys everything money can buy for his son, but travels abroad while Apu has to work for a living but sends money to his father-in-law for Kajal's upkeep. But both novels end with the fathers reuniting with their sons because of fortuitous circumstances.
However, this note deals with two fictional fathers, separated by space & time, abandon their sons, because their mothers died giving birth to them. One is Archibald Craven (The Secret Garden, 1911) abandoning his son Colin, & the other Apu ((Aparajito, 1928) abandoning Kajal. The difference between the two uxorious husbands is that Archibald is wealthy, buys everything money can buy for his son, but travels abroad while Apu has to work for a living but sends money to his father-in-law for Kajal's upkeep. But both novels end with the fathers reuniting with their sons because of fortuitous circumstances.
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