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June 23, 2003
American History II
Dos Passos
It is found that the novel 1919 is written in four different manners. Dos Passos wrote in these different styles in order to shape the way he saw history take place. Dos Passos writes in narratives. ... Dos Passos also writes in the form of a biography. ... Lastly, Dos Passos writes from a “camera’s eye” point of view. ... He does this to present his real feelings about different issues, though most of the book depicts Dos Passos to be sarcastic and disapproving of the people and what is going on. ... Dos Passos does not mention what is happening to the farmers after WWI. ... Dos Passos does not include these people in his book. ...
Dos Passos was biased when he wrote this book. ... But, it was not, and therefore, Dos Passos sets a sarcastic and disillusioned tone over the whole novel. ... It seems that Dos Passos tells about pointless lives—they lack conviction, purpose, and many qualities that show people to have good lives. But, Dos Passos tells their stories as if no one is good enough. ... These views and feelings that Dos Passos has leads him to write a book that seems to have good things about life during WWI.
Approximate Word count = 957
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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