An Interview For The New York Times By Philip Roth
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In an interview for the New York Times, Philip Roth stated, "Even more potent was the impact of the Vietnam War. That was the most shattering national event of my adulthood. A brutal war went on and on-- went on longer than even that other great milestone, World War II- and brought with it social turbulence unlike anything since the Depression." A self-described member of the "most propagandized generation", a product of World War II rhetoric, Cold War containment, and mass media, Philip Roth viewed the turbulence of the 1960s as an overtly "demythologizing decade" in which "the very nature of American things yielded and collapsed overnight." Accordingly, American Pastoral exists as a social commentary upon the immense political and…show more content…
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