E.L. Doctorow
Doctorow’s Social Commentary in Book of Daniel E. L. Doctorow makes a very frank comment on the culture of our society in The Book of Daniel. At first glance the reader might not understand how to take the critique of the impurity and the supposed nefarious nature of Disneyland. After reflection on this piece it becomes apparent there are a number of things that Doctorow is trying to accomplish through the character Daniel. What is certain is that Doctorow is making a forward statement about our culture and society. Just before Doctorow delves into the intensely sophisticated section on Disneyland he comments that “they drove me to Anaheim, a town somewhere between Buchenwald and Belsen, where Dr. and Mrs. Selig Mindish were spending the day at Disneyland” (285). In saying Buchenwald, a well-known concentration camp, and Belsen, a transit-center which was later turned into a concentration camp, Doctorow is already putting a negative connotation on Disneyland. The comparison to a Nazi concentration camps may be a little over the top but nonetheless the reader realizes that Doctorow does not like Disneyland. Within the first paragraph Doctorow refers to those visiting Disneyland as customers. I believe that Doctorow is
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Approximate Word count = 1264
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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