Exposing the relationships between the various characters Homesick is a novel that exposes many different relationships, the strength of relationships and how they can endure tremendous pain. The various relationships between Alec and Vera, Alec and Daniel, and Vera and Daniel are considerably different due to the generational variation represented by each character. Each relationship in this family has its strengths and weaknesses depending on the relationships past. The relationships in the novel Homesick are seen through the eyes of all the characters, so we can see how each character felt about the other characters. These characters tend not to say what they think, we can see this many times throughout the novel. These relationships can be observed by observing how they behave, talk and behave with each other. The old cliché Money doesn't buy happiness is especially true for Alec because even though he has a large sum of money, he has no one to share it with. with. He greatly regrets the decisions he made that led to the unfortunate consequence of separating with his daughter and is ashamed of the choices he has made in his life, especially regarding Vera and Earl. The novel begins with Alec's dream of falling into the water and becoming trapped under the ice. Being abandoned, he thought, was worse than freezing water. (Vanderhaeghe, p.2). Vera, on the other hand, believes that all the decisions she made were the right ones. Vera thinks that the way she raised Daniel was the correct approach and that it couldn't have been better. She thought it was best to raise Daniel without a male influence in his life, so he wouldn't be corrupt and ruined like his father. Vera also believes that running away was the right choice and the only choice she had, because if she had stayed with her father, her life would be a disaster. From the beginning of the novel we can see a conflict between Alec and Vera. Their relationship is not what a normal father-daughter relationship used to look like. Vera greatly regretted returning to Connaught, but seeing as it was her only option if she wanted a future for Daniel, she had to accept it. Even though they were separated for seventeen years, their memories and impressions of each other were still the same as in the past..