Los Angeles Fiction

Paper Summary:

The paper gives a grade to a number of novels, books of short stories and plays about Los Angeles, showing how each is seen in literary terms. The paper then considers how each one comments on Los Angeles and relates as well to a view of the nation as a whole. The paper concludes that most are set in Los Angeles, show much about the social order of that city and show interests that affect the rest of the country as well.

From the Paper:

"The literary criteria used for this evaluation include a clear theme to which all the elements of the work relate, characterizations that are both interesting and meaningful in context, a degree of originality, and overall coherence. In this case, the way the work exposes aspects of Los Angeles life and relates to American life is also given importance. Books of short stories are judged on overall effect rather than by giving a grade to each story. Steve Abee, The Bus B: In this novel, the author takes his main character on a bus trip across Los Angeles, tying together the different parts of the city and the different populations and showing how they fit into the city as a whole. The panorama of the city is like that of the country as a whole, with the different ethnic neighborhoods being reminiscent of similar enclaves in other cities."

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