Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts #1

The girl and the young man are graduated from high school in highest expectations. He hopes for a good job, she for a career as a violinist. As the Depression deepens he leaves town to find work, but she does not hear from him again. When the father loses his job he attempts suicide so that the girl will receive the benefits of his life insurance, but only succeeds in blinding himself. The girl pawns her violin, and they are evicted from their apartment. At the end they wait in line, with many others, for relief.