ENG365H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Voyeurism, Nocturnal Enuresis

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28 Nov 2016
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Doctorow"s writing style is influenced by films cutaways, collage, The book is a fictional examination of the rosenberg case couple executed in 1953. Things to be questioned- gender dynamics (susan), sexual revolution, vietnam war, he kills susan off and the book is made about daniel. Susan has tried to commit suicide and put in a mental hospital, ptsd (soldiers returning from war), What does susan"s death have a place to do with the historical incident the images of burning, electrocuting metaphorical. A trauma can only be narrated by the effects late in the life. The trauma reverberating- the way guilt, history etc keep coming back to him. Her death and suicide attempt forces him to confronts his parents death. Memorial day- commemorate those who fought in the armed forces---recalls memories, his parents hold a sacrificial figure they deserve to be commemorated too. -also raises questions about his mental status (mental health issues present in the family)

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