Title

Societal Rebirth: The Importance of Spirituality

Authors

Lauren RothsteinFollow

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Description

The two texts Grapes of Wrath and Black Elk Speaks both include moments of anonymous forces imposing systematic modernization on society. Through the controversial subject of societal rebirths, traditionally defined through employment and steady food source availability. I propose an approach to societal rebirths that emphasizes the importance of spiritual connection to the land through a critical analysis of Bakhtin’s theory of chronotope and Leopold’s theory of land ethic.

Publication Date

12-6-2018

Keywords

Systematic Modernization, Chronotope, Land Ethic, Relocation, Cultural Displacement, Societal Rebirth

Disciplines

American Literature | American Studies | Literature in English, North America

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Recommended Citation

Rothstein, Lauren, "Societal Rebirth: The Importance of Spirituality" (2018). English Department: Traveling American Modernism Posters (ENG 366, Fall 2018). 13.
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/englishENG366posters/13