Complex sentence: It is the story of a man from a small Midwestern town in the early to mid- 20th century, Alden Dennis Weer, who narrates various memories from different parts of his life, including his childhood, early adulthood, and middle to old age.
Split into simpler sentences: It is the story of a man growing up in a small Midwestern town in the early to mid- 20th century. The narrator, Alden Dennis Weer, goes over memories from different parts of his life--his childhood, early adulthood, middle age, old age.