Review of Lamming's

George Lamming’s novel Season of Adventure explores a varied array of themes that have deep political, social, economic, religious, gender, and racial implications. A large part of Lamming’s book depends upon the unstable relationships that the story’s protagonist, Fola, develops with the other characters. Her interaction with two separate communities – the upper-class citizens of San Cristobal and the lower-class people of the Forest Reserve – provides a variety of sociological insights into not …

…wide spectrum of issues that concern daily life both in the Caribbean and in San Cristobal. Although San Cristobal does not truly exist as a whole, it can be considered a fictitious composite of numerous aspects of Caribbean life. The relationships that Fola forms with her fellow citizens serve as an essential foundation for Lamming’s novel and the diverse themes that he chooses to explore, from race and social class to identity and sexuality.