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Unit 6

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María Eugenia Hidalgo
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Unit 6

by María Eugenia Hidalgo
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was a catastrophe of epic dimensions . Writers such as , who had personal experience with the war , struggled to both document and examine the meaning of war on such a grand scale . Others , such as , examined the rampant anti - Semitism that fueled the Holocaust .
America and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers after the war . Knowing any direct confrontation could end in nuclear annihilation , the two nations fought a , each side racing to develop more devastating weapons and jostling for strategic influence . As the " arms race " spiraled upward , ordinary citizens felt less secure . In literature , this pervasive fear of known and unknown dangers prompted a boom in writing , as writers pondered what might arise if the current trends continued .

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War had a strong influence on writers throughout the 20th century . Some writers worked in the style ? giving somewhat detached accounts of the war , as if told by an outside observer such as a journalist . In fact , much of the most powerful literature of World War II was , such as war correspondent John Hersey ? s " . "

In the 1960s , Joseph Heller ? s " " and Kurt Vonnegut ? s " " introduced a new style of war literature . Both writers had seen combat , and their novels shared a dark , ironic humor that focused on the absurdity of war .

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In the years following World War II , some of the best and most influential writing was occurring within the community of . in the post - war years began to experiment stylistically and create works of social relevance . One of the most common themes explored by these playwrights was that of the .

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Where had united Americans in moral certainty against a common enemy , the drove them apart . Protestors marched in the streets , calling for an end to the war .

Writers of this time authority , conventional values , and even the nature of reality . Some with a " " style of fiction that drew attention to its own . Others , like Vietnam veteran Tim O ? Brien , wrote stories that blurred the lines between fiction and .

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The movement had its roots in protests and legal actions of the 1950s . . emerged as a leader during these times , advocating nonviolent . Sadly , many of the peaceful demonstrations were met with police brutality .

During the famous March on Washington in 1963 , demonstrators demanded civil rights legislation at the national level . Largely as a result of King ? s efforts , Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawing in public places and guaranteeing to black citizens .

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As the civil rights movement gathered momentum in the early 1950s , African American writers began to gain wider recognition , winning awards such as the Pulitzer Prize for poet and the National Book Award for Ralph Ellison ? s " . "

The 1960s brought James Baldwin ? s influential essay collections as well as many important autobiographies , including " " and ? s " Coming of Age in Mississippi . " By telling their own stories , these writers made a powerful statement about the harmful effects of and the need for .

 
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