general tendency of returning to realism, rules, structure. 'fair play' dominates the iction of 1930s-1950s. Graham Greene (1904-1991). Journalist, wide travel. 'I have to travel because i have to see the scene". 50 books recording the scenes. Own fictional world-greeneland. Dark, wretched, squalid. A world of failures-professional, social, marital. Criminals or about to commit a crime. Murder, betrayal, theft, death. Nb! Characters are forced to these by circumstances. Men lost in despair. Existentsialism-general problem of existence. Always a subject of literature. Entered the realm of philosophy. A merging of philosophy and literature. Albert camus, jean paul sartre-ideas through fiction. Iris Murdoch-philosopher by education. Purpose of novel: to analyse ideas. Aritficial fictional world. Characters-express ideas. Parable, allegory, fable. Existentsialist-born lonely. Loneliness, impossibility of communication even in most intimate moments. Tragedy of lovers, friends
stop the communists. a lot of military bases were organized in Europe. Gradually the cold war developed between the former allies-USA and USSR. The result of the cold war, there began intellectual terror, in USA and USSR. The intellectual terror is embodied in the character Senator McCarthy, very odeous figure, suspected that many American intellectuals were secret communists. he organized modern whichhunts. He ruined the lives and careers of very talented Americans. Existentsialism became dominent philosophies-choices, no happiness, if we choose authentic life. Another important influence is Freudism, pragmatism. According to freud the conflict between society and individual is inevitable. Also everyone is a sexual pervert, if we start analyzing dreams as Freud did. Another important feeling or perhaps quality is alienation. Meaning that people are alienated from each other and from society.
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