"apperead" - 1 õppematerjal

Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.

hegemonic (domeneering) foreign policy of the USA. Power cult appeared. Also the American administration introduced severe cuts in social payments, education, retirement money and so on. A lot of money was invested into the army, the military, naturally this philosophy had to leave its mark on literature and art. There was a crisi of postmodernism. Many writers turned away from experimentation and turned to more realistic style. Simple human values. At the same time new zanrs apperead, the native american novel, the postmodern historical novel, the family novel and so on. Joseph Heller ,,something happened". The spiritual portrait of American in 1970's. The central motif is fear and ,,Something happened" is like a refrain. Very long monologue told by the protagonist Bob Slogam. At first glance he has nothing to complain about, he is very wealthy, has 3 children, in a large company, generous. Everything seems fine, ideal picture