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J P Morgan E L Doctorow
1,023 wordsMuckraking in the Novel by E. L. Doctorow Ragtime The novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow addresses the themes of power of some people over another. The novel war written in 1970 s and addresses the events of the beginning of the twentieth century, but some of the topic arisen by the author remain relevant until today. One of the key themes in the novel Ragtime is power abuse and exploration its origins. E. L. Doctorow exposes people who use their power and back up ethnic and social antagonism in th...
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E L Doctorow E L Doctorow The Waterworks Mcilvaine
847 wordsCITY OF THE LIVING DEAD E. L. Doctorow's The Waterworks mixes a bizarre horror story with the sights and sounds of 19 th-century Manhattan BY PAUL GRAY A beautiful widow left destitute by the will of her plutocrat husband. The surreptitious exhumation of a corpse while fog swirls in the phosphorescent light of early dawn. A treasure chest crammed with cash. Innocent children falling victim to a mad scientist in pursuit of the secret of eternal life. A brilliant, tormented young hero who says thi...
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Post Civil War E L Doctorow
1,145 wordsLiterary Criticisms on The Waterworks by E. L. Doctorow Literary Criticisms (mostly book reviews) on the novel The Waterworks, by E. L. Doctorow focus on different topics. One talks of the author and his style in writing the novel. Another describes Doctorow's love for New York city, which can be seen throughout the pages of his various novels. There is one that discusses the aspects of Utopia in the novel. Also, The New Yorker has an interview with him discussing his work. Ted Solotaroff, in Th...
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E L Doctorow Turn Of The Century
2,612 wordsE. L. Doctorow's Ragtime and the Rise of Womens Liberation One of the central themes of E. L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime is the transformation of the leading female character of the novel from stereotypical repressed Victorian women into liberated and even feminist heroines. Doctorow's choice of the womens movement as a theme is appropriate to the period of his novel, which is set in the decade between l 906 and l 9 l 5. This was an heroic period in the womens movement, and the newspapers and book...
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Booker T Washington E L Doctorow
1,370 wordsIn the classic E. L. Doctorow novel, Ragtime, we see the juxtaposition of many motifs to represent Doctorow? s view of the early century. By combining history and fiction Doctorow allows himself to write a semi-accurate interpretation of the early 1900? s while also being able to strongly express his own biases and opinions of the era. The biggest, and perhaps most important theme Doctorow applies in the novel is social tension, or the battle of the rich versus the poor. Other important themes i...
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