The focus of Miss Lonelyhearts begins with the American Dream and the frailty of the people whose lives have been spent trying to achieve the American Dream, only to have lost everything during the Depression. West paints the American Dream as an illusion, one that seems unachievable, particularly...
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Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West Throughout the entire novel, the protagonist is known exclusively as Miss Lonelyhearts. We cannot identify his real name in the story. He is only known by the code name of Miss Lonelyhearts. The character is a newspaper columnist who works for an irresistibly...
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“He read it for the same reason an animal tears at a wounded foot: to hurt the pain.” — — “He's an escapist. He wants to cultivate his interior garden.” — Chapter 1, page 11 — “Her sureness was based on the power to limit experience arbitrarily.” — — “Art Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you...
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From the originative head of Alfred Hitchcock came many a authoritative movie. but two that stand out are the thrillers Rear Window and Psycho. These movies capture the spectator and make an ambiance so alone and fresh that you feel as though you personally know the characters ; sometimes you even...
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