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I guess it comes down to whether you can appreciate it without being a partisan of the political point. The Grapes of Wrath obviously had a political motivation
by AlbertCory 3y ago
I guess it comes down to whether you can appreciate it without being a partisan of the political point. The Grapes of Wrath obviously had a political motivation, but one can be indifferent about that and still see it as art. Henry Fonda could find depth in the character enough to motivate him.
Same with Swift. Same with Lewis. Brecht, not so much. And Uncle Tom's Cabin has virtually no appeal anymore.
- coldtea 3y ago>And Uncle Tom's Cabin has virtually no appeal anymore. It might have no appeal for the trend following people in the current US climate (for political reasons), but it remains a popular book around the globe. You can find it on most bookstores in this (much remote) place just fine. And in amazon.com it's in the top 200 of the African-American literature category by sales.
- AlbertCory 3y agoyeah, but if it wasn't assigned reading for History and African-American Studies classes, who'd be reading it? I read Pilgrim's Progress in high school, too. That doesn't mean it's a popular book.