Essays employ a variety of literary approaches, and all of the full-length novels and two of the most important novellas, Seize the Day and The Bellasrosa Connection, are discussed at length. In addition, Bellow's best collection of shorter works, Him with His Food in His Mouth and Other Stories, is the focus of one essay. Other essays examine Bellow's early story, "Looking for Mr. Green," and "Something to Remember Me By."