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Roth harshly ironizes the suburban middle-class conception of the “American Dream.” The comfortable amenities of bourgeois existence have drained the characters of meaningful “substrata” as well as worthwhile exterior vocations. While Roth successfully dramatizes how American values leave his characters trapped in hollow nether lives, all the reader is left with is an aftertaste of tired irony. None of the characters share any significant connections with other people. “American Pastoral” shows a bitter landscape of spiritual aridity in which Roth?...
...class gave me a new perspective on the importance of sexuality and gender,” Thurber said. “You have to look at a lot of different viewpoints to have an understanding of different issues and responses...
Currently, Ellison teaches a class titled “Cultures of Reproduction,” and she said that conservative students in the class seem to have approached class themes such as abortion and premarital sex with an open mind...
...York Times reported on Saturday that individuals who formerly enjoyed the comforts of a middle-class lifestyle—dubbed the “new poor”—are now on the brink of poverty and subsisting on savings, unemployment benefits, and various forms of public assistance...
...fact, the stockpiling of edibles that frequently occurs in response to this situation is regrettable. HUDS purchases food to accommodate the size of the freshman class, while possibly assuming that some might be taking a little bit of food out of the dining hall. However, those students who hoard enormous quantities of food into their bags are putting a strain on the dining hall and costing the university. It should not be overlooked that HUDS does a great job of keeping costs down as the percent change in board costs has been lower than peer institutions like Yale and Stanford...