Arturo Bandini’s Mindset in Ask the Dust by John Fante.

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Arturo Bandini’s Mindset in Ask the Dust by John Fante
Ask the Dust is one of the well-known novels involving the character Arturo Bandini. The character is used by John Fante, an Italian-American author, in a series of biographical narratives. In this novel, Arturo Bandini is coming of age and relocates to Los Angeles from Colorado in late years of 1930s. At the time of relocation, he is 20 years and aims to start his career as an author. Throughout the story his mindset progresses due to cause and effect circumstances. He progresses to a new insight through various circumstances. He throws his book in the desert as an affirmation of the art as well as rejection of it. This is an affirmation because he shows the love of Camilla. Bandini’s act of disposing the book in the desert at daybreak culminates novel serial experiences. The book is both tragic and funny, depicting the diverse experiences of the protagonist and his progress to a new insight.
The novel begins as Bandini is consumed by worries because of his financial status. Moreover, he is very anxious because he is lacking sexual experience. Bandini is longing to become a well-known author but has only one short story to his name. The publication of the story “The Little Fog Laughed” is one of the breath-taking experiences of his life. Due to the financial constraints he is experiencing, he has not paid his rent and has been threatened with eviction. She also convinces himself that he will never be able to become a great author if he does not engage sexually with women. In a bid to get experience with women, she goes to town and agrees to an invitation from prostitute. However, his childhood beliefs grounded on religion condemn him. He eventually gets nervous and leaves the lady without engaging sexually.
One of the funniest things about Bandini is that he is an unbeliever but finds it hard to escape the cage of his childhood values. He is always thinking about the sins he would commit, but appears to disregard these values. He is a young man in a dilemma, choosing between his childhood values or what he really believes in. As we see from the narration Bandini is desperate for sex but is estranged and gets stimulated when he is alone. He runs away in terror after visiting a prostitute and give her all his money so that she leaves. She was only capable of living with a Woman when she pretended that she was Camila.
In another occurrence, Bandini visits the bar and get interested in a Hispanic lady, a waitress serving in the bar. Although she is interested in her, she taunts her about her Mexican heritage. On the other hand, Camila teases and sneers at him. The two plans for a date on the beach, which Camila goes on one night after leaving wo...