 March's characters, through no fault of their own, tend to be victims of chance.He writes that freedom can only be obtained by being true to one's nature and humanity.Commenting on March's complete body of work, British-American journalist and broadcaster Alistair Cooke wrote that March was "the most underrated of all contemporary American writers of fiction", citing the author's unique style as "classic modern" and stating that March was "the unrecognized genius of our time."