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<p>This article is aiming at demonstrating that Jonathan Franzen’s sixth novel “Crossroads”, while essentially being a realist depiction of an American family’s way of living in the early seventies, is primarily meant to entertain the reader. It endeavors to give an answer to the question of what makes Franzen’s fiction enjoyable by focusing on plot, characters, and multiple points of view. In doing so, the final take is that the author unfolds a tale of morality, humaneness, and kindness. Apart from masterfully depicting the American realities, this long fictional work does not only entertain the readers, but it also changes them.</p>
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This article is aiming at demonstrating that Jonathan Franzen’s sixth novel “Crossroads”, while essentially being a realist depiction of an American family’s way of living in the early seventies, is primarily meant to entertain the reader. It endeavors to give an answer to the question of what makes Franzen’s fiction enjoyable by focusing on plot, characters, and multiple points of view. In doing so, the final take is that the author unfolds a tale of morality, humaneness, and kindness. Apart from masterfully depicting the American realities, this long fictional work does not only entertain the readers, but it also changes them.

Entertainment and Not Only in Jonathan Franzen’s “Crossroads”

Assoc. Prof., PhD, „Transilvania” University of Brașov

Acta Marisiensis. Philologia

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This article is aiming at demonstrating that Jonathan Franzen’s sixth novel “Crossroads”, while essentially being a realist depiction of an American family’s...

Entertainment and Not Only in Jonathan Franzen’s “Crossroads”

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amph-2022-0064

Keywords
church, pastor, drugs, war, love

© 2022 Anca Bădulescu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Entertainment and Not Only in Jonathan Franzen’s “Crossroads”

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amph-2022-0064

Keywordschurch, pastor, drugs, war, love

© 2022 Anca Bădulescu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
church, pastor, drugs, war, love