"veyr" - 1 õppematerjal

Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.

The whole novel is actually Hellers attempt to undo the American dream. John Gardner 1933-82. Medievalist, ,,Beowulf" professionalist. He is one of the anti postmodernist, he wants to go back to eternal veritys, eternal values, truths, unlike many postmodernists he believes in the educational importance of art. Thats why he broke away from radical and went back to realism. Realism could teach a valuable lesson. ,,October light" 1977. Even the setting is chosen veyr carefully, the setting is actually a farm. The action takes place one week in october in the early 1970's, very few characters, the main characters are James Page, he is a farmer, widowev, not young. His sister lives with him, Sally Page Abbot. The author shows the annual cycle of hard labour for rural farmers, Sally and James have had to work very hard and to doyle all their life to now live in relative comfort.