The Great Depression had a profound psychological effect on many Americans, shaking their faith in capitalist ideology. The notions that opportunity was equal and unlimited and that success was assured for energetic, hardworking, talented individuals no longer seemed valid. In… Read More ›
War Literature
Vietnam War (and Antiwar) Literature
Literature of the Vietnam War crosses genres, appearing in poetry, fiction, drama, memoir, and other nonfiction literary forms. The complex and varied literary images in these works match the public’s complicated and conflicting views of the war with representations echoing… Read More ›
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