Love in The Tenants of Moonbloom. Love, courage and illusion: Sugarman refers to these as the trinity of survival. All three are instrumental in the novel The Tenants of Moonbloom by Edward Lewis Wallant. The many unique characters in the novel depict these three aspects of survival in many ways, especially the first part of the trinity, love. The Tenants of Moonbloom contains love in many different forms. It depicts love of another person, love …showed first 75 words of 518 total…

…showed last 75 words of 518 total…no less than Betty and Arnold’s love for each other. Love is necessary for everyone’s survival, and Betty, Arnold, and Basellecci all are in love. Though very different in their types of love, one is no better then the others. Basellecci, Betty, and Arnold are all survivors, for without love, courage, and dreams; you cannot ever begin to live. With love, these characters are able to bring fulfillment into their lives, and thrive.