20th century attitude
20th century writers dealt with many issues and themes throughout their writing. The authors that I have chosen to look at are Updike, Beatti, Rothke and Plath. These authors and their works will each be evaluated by how they deal with the subjects love, death, loss and passing of time. The short story " Separating " by John Updike deals with the subject of love and I also believe it deals with the themes " quest for identity" and " alienation and nausea ". The story talks about how two parents are going through the process of telling their children that they are going to separate. This is important to them because they do love their children very much; they want to make the timing perfect so it is easier on the children. The father and mother seemed as though they needed to find out w
She also includes a comparison of herself to a concentration camp victim. " Doctors are her enemy and she warns them to " beware". I chose the subject of time because at first they loved one another and had a good relationship and then time passed and they ended up in such a weird place in their relationship. ho they really were without their children. Or, he could be wishing these things for his benefit so he never looses his beautiful young wife. People relate and understand these topics. George had control over Lenore in the way that she never knows that she can leave him and be okay. I think that they just weren't sure what made them "happy". "Wish for a Young Wife " a poem by Theodore Rothke is one that goes into the subject of loss or the idea of loss. They are the things people feel strongly about. She stays with him because she does care for him but also because she has a place to put her children and herself to sleep. Sylvia Plath's poem " Lady Lazarus " deals mainly with the subject of death. "Weekend " a short story by Ann Beattie deals with the subject of " loss of time " and the same theme that Updikes story dealt with " quest for identity " .
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Lady Lazarus,
John Updike,
Theodore Rothke,
Ann Beattie,
Rothke Plath,
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Sylvia Plath's,
Wish Wife,
quest identity,
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