The author
The author is the main character in his work he divided into lessons on how to make America a better place for its people, triggered by his stay in a hospital due to a liver infection and his reaction to the current pandemic situation and the reaction of the government to it.
The author's wife Marci
The author's wife is a person mentioned in his work, as his partner and a mother to his children. He recounts their life in Vienna and the pleasant experience of having their first child there.
President Donald Trump
The work is intended as a criticism of the current government of the USA, particularly the president Donald Trump. The author compares his presidency to that of an authoritarian and criticizes his handling of the coronavirus and the inability to prevent the loss of countless American lives.
