After reading and analyzing two of Ian McEwan's literary works, "Saturday" and "Solar", you can see that McEwan frequently writes about characters who lead successful lives. Although the characters in both books are successful in the sense of their profession and money, it seems that they both had difficult personal lives. I think Ian McEwan might not have as exciting and interesting a personal life, so he likes to write about characters who do. McEwan's use of characterization makes it clear that these characters, for the most part, are satisfied with their professional accomplishments and are actually quite confident in their abilities to use the knowledge they have acquired over the years. Not only are these characters facing issues in their personal lives, but it seems that somehow they don't agree with the things that are happening in the world. In McEwan's book "Saturday", the main character is Henry Perowne, a successful surgeon living in Britain. Perowne is very satisfied with his work as a surgeon, and he is successful, however, the story is about a day in his life where he encounters a significant problem in his personal life that puts his entire family in danger. McEwan's book "Solar" is also about a character living in Britain. The character, Michael Beard, a successful physicist whose personal life is as stable as the weather in central New York. Henry Perowne, the protagonist of Ian McEwan's book "Saturday" is a successful surgeon with a relatively stable family life. He has a wife, two living parents and two children. This story takes place in 2003, when the war with Iraq had not yet started, but was imminent. Henry's day begins as he goes to his weekly squash match, however, he gets ...... middle of paper ...... ives.Works CitedCouncil, British. “Ian McEwan.” Contemporary Writers in the UK - Contemporary Writers. Internet. May 05, 2011. .Cowell, Alan. "Ian McEwan's life takes a turn with the discovery of a brother - Culture - International HeraldTribune - The New York Times." The New York Times - Breaking news, world news and multimedia. January 17. 2007. Internet. March 3, 2011..Ervin II, Terry V. "Fiction Factor - Direct or Indirect Characterization." Fiction Factor - Writing Tips for Fiction Writers. Internet. May 5, 2011. McEwan, Ian. "Ian McEwan Website: Saturday." Ian McEwan's website: homepage. Internet. May 05 2011..