Spectacle realism revisited: the depiction of social class and its effect on characters in Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible.
Journal Title: Language, Culture, Politics. International Journal - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The article analyses how Elizabeth Strout shows the effect of belonging to a certain social class on characters in Anything Is Possible. It is argued that the location on the social ladder leaves an imprint on them that is difficult, if not impossible, to change. Similarities are drawn between Strout’s collection of stories and fiction called spectacle realism, a term coined by Joseph Dewey to describe a trend in the American literature of the Reagan’s era.
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Malina Załużna-Łuczkiewicz
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