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"Enduring Love" and Madness
Book Review # 100374
"Enduring Love" and Madness
An analysis of the psychological pathology of madness in "Enduring Love" by Ian McEwan.
908 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
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MLA | 2007
Paper Summary:
This paper examines the psychological pathology of madness that arises within the novel "Enduring Love" by Ian McEwan. The characters Joe, Jed, Clarissa and Mrs. Logan are critically analyzed through a narrative perspective, which divulges the pathology of madness that is present within the novel.From the Paper:
"The central theme of Ian McEwan's novel Enduring love revolves around the subtext of guilt, shame, and remorse that Joe Rose must face after failing to rescue a boy from a balloon. In the Chilterns, Joe Rose and his wife Clarissa witness a balloon accident where a boy is trapped within balloon that has gotten out of control. In an effort to try and brig the balloon back down the ground, Joe and two other men fail to pull the balloon downwards. Although Joe and Jed had dropped off as the wind took the aircraft in a sudden gust, the third man, John Logan, falls to his death because of a late release. "Sample of Sources Used:
- McEwan, Ian. Enduring Love. London: Cape, 1997.
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"Enduring Love" and Madness (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Enduring-Love-and-Madness/100374
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""Enduring Love" and Madness" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Enduring-Love-and-Madness/100374>
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