... amputation of body parts offer only a brief glimpse in to what the author would have you believe about Native Americans. For a book that seems to look down upon racism, these passages are rather confusing. As the book progresses from one blood-splattered chase scene to another, it becomes clear that the author is interested more in gratuitous sensationalism than writing serious ... Cooper's Indians are unrealistic. Most damaging, however, is Cooper's stark denial of inaccuracies in the introduction. "The reader who takes up these volumes in expectation of finding an imaginary and romant...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... changing names -as it happens with the Rosenbergs - maintaining the real facts almost untouched. This juxtaposition of fiction and history makes it difficult for the reader to tell whether some passages of the book are really fictional or a representation of historical facts. Doctorow style brings innovation to literary forms, being considered a post-modern narrative, breaking up with some literary values and ... devices that had been used before since the romantic era. Maybe this shift in the literary form implemented by Doctorow is an evidence that the old forms did not apply anymore ...

• Word Count: 1122
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate