So Much Life Left Over

Main Characters and Their Development

• Daniel Pitt — a man whose soul is scarred by war and loss, seeking solace in quiet joys and trying to find peace in the postwar world, yet his inner conflict and longing for lost happiness give him no rest. His journey is a slow, painful coming of age, an attempt to make peace with the past and find meaning in the present.
• Rosie Pitt — Daniel’s wife, a woman of delicate sensibility, torn between love, disappointment, and loneliness. Her development is a path from naive faith in family happiness to the bitter realization of discord, to the search for her own voice and inner freedom.
• Elsie — Rosie’s sister, embodying independence and strength of spirit, she challenges convention and seeks her own happiness, unafraid to go against the current. Her character is revealed through her courage to be herself and her capacity for compassion.
• Christopher — the son of Daniel and Rosie, a symbol of innocence and hope, growing up amid family drama, learning to understand the complexity of the adult world and to accept its imperfections.
• Godfrey — Daniel’s friend, a man with a tragic fate, whose life is filled with inner struggle and the search for meaning after the war. His development is a journey through despair toward quiet acceptance and the attempt to find harmony.