Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
becomes a christ like figure. George lives an authentic existence, he is the architect of his
destiny. What is the function of myth? Myth shows the reader what is universal in the world,
in a man. Myth goes beyond nation boundaries. Myth adds a poetic dimension to the style of
the novel, according to updike our generation has decaded and hardened since the ancient
times. The ancient times were romantic, poetic and so on.
1970's. Postmodernism contiunes but things change. Three important events change the
spiritual and cultural influence. the end of the vietnam war, the failure of the black movement
and the youth movement to change things radically and the watergate affair, which shook the
whole idea of American government. Nixon was accused of tapping for Stalin. New
philosophy-neo conservatism. Which is all about modernation. The 1960's have been too free.