the whole world to view, but few can match the wit and originality of Gore Vidal. Vidal is the

author of many short stories, novels, playwrights, and movie scripts. Gore Vidal has been and

continues to be an influential figure in American literature. One of Vidal's most effective strategies

as a writer has been to make the public aware of his opinions through his very popular and

controversial works. Gore Vidal is an opinionated man with strong beliefs on many aspects of

Gore Vidal is a man who likes to provoke controversy. The works of Gore Vidal revolves

around three main themes: human behavior, politics, and homosexuality. These are Vidal's

favorite subjects to write about because they are all something he deals with every day of his life.

Readers of Gore Vidal should realize that he is out to shock the public with his beliefs, and

he accomplishes this task quite well by being in favor of homosexuality. Gore Vidal sees nothing

but positive outcomes should homosexuality become an accepted practice. According to American

Writers "The consequences of publishing a gay

the crisis could have end life as it is today (6) . A website devoted to Vidal and his work, "Gore

dangerous because he feels that Truman started the Cold War, putting the lives of millions of

country as its leader. Vidal also makes reference to how much the people loved the new president,

describing the controversial subjects he has strong opinions on and can back up. The reader may

shows that while Vidal will stand up for what is right he isn't going to let someone bully his or her

president, Vidal replied by saying he would cut the Pentagon's funding by two-thirds, lower taxes

Vidal also sees the practice of homosexuality as a cure for sexually transmitted diseases such as

(50). Vidal is trying to make a statement on how he believes that politics ruin families. Vidal thinks

book, A Thirsty Evil. This set of stories has intrigued readers for the past five decades due to its

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