Word: inwardness
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...hopeful new relations with the Communist superpowers, that elusive generation of peace had suddenly seemed more than a wistful illusion. Much of the nation's population, drawn by both fear and fascination to the unprecedented personal travail of the President and Vice President, had turned its attention inward, where so many neglected problems demanded action. The tidings of Yom Kippur, the Jewish High Holiday, were a grim reminder that the world beyond is part and parcel of America's continuing concerns. Once again the pursuit of peace remained a task of highest priority...
...average white middle class man on the street. The heroic image had changed with the environment--increasing urbanization, progress, etc. But this didn't stop certain filmmakers from making Westerns. Ford and Peckinpah continued making good Westerns, but did it by altering their concepts; Ford by turning inward, studying "the American's struggle between self-destruction and life affirmation," to quote John Landau in the latest Rolling Stone; Peckinpah reacted similarly, by examining the end of the Old West...
...beauty of Faulkner's style is his long, inward-turning sentences, like distracted monologues that veil the intended revelation. He doesn't attach himself to details in any precise, coordinated way, but roams about looking for the latent image. At times, though, his wordiness turns against...
...first, Jason is unsure whether he wants to leave Medeia. But as he is prompted by Kreon to tell his tale of the Argonauts, he starts off on a new voyage into his own psyche, distorting the original story to fit his purposes. Kreon best describes Jason's inward journey...
...collection of Arbus's work at the Worcester Art Museum testifies to this. Repulsion and fascination are wrenched out of your guts when your eyes interlock with those of dwarves, transvestites, nudists, howling babies, and even a human pin cushion. What small sympathy you can muster is directed inward, as you beg for relief from Arbus's harrowing onslaught, and are left numb when none comes. The impact grows stronger as the images accumulate, making it impossible to steel yourself against further mental Iaceration...