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{NOTEWORTHY} SIMON AS BROTHER/FATHER FIGURE IN BELLOW’S ‘AUGIE MARCH’
By MIK DAVIS
Sun,09/10/23-10:00AM , 679 Reads
In Saul Bellow's 1953 novel "The Adventures of Augie March" we are investing a lot of time in its reflection of the lower-class urban Depression-era first-generation American experience.
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{NOTEWORTHY} Modernism becomes American history: Bellow’s “Augie March”
By MIK DAVIS
Sat,09/02/23-8:00AM , 781 Reads
After American cultural ascension following WWII, The 1950s were the age of “peace and prosperity.” With J.D Salinger’s success at wrapping recent history in the guise of a bildungsroman (and several short stories and novellas - as previously discussed), writers of all stripes followed using Modernist techniques that were still cloaked in the sc
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCORSESE'S "MEAN STREETS"
By MIK DAVIS
Sat,08/26/23-10:00AM , 683 Reads
In Martin Scorsese’s 1973 crime drama “Mean Streets,” the real drama unfolds from a series of teleological questions. What is Charlie’s purpose? As played by Harvey Keitel, we see him moving up in the mafia world.
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{NOTEWORTHY} SALINGER'S "RAISE" OF CONSCIOUSNESS
By MIK DAVIS
Fri,08/25/23-10:00AM , 666 Reads
As J.D. Salinger's life changed dramatically due to the fame thrust upon him following 1951's "The Catcher In The Rye," his final works grew more personally puzzling and dazzling in their writing.
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