Fallen Angels

in fallen angels why does perry enlist in the army?

richie perry- main character

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His mother can't afford to send him to college so he enlists. No one can figure out why he made the decision to join, but obviously he felt it was the right thing for him.

To get out of the slums of Harlem, and earn money to send home to Kenny.

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