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...their only food are filled with a basic human vitality that is lacking in “American Pastoral.” Moreover, a simple exchange in dialogue in which the father asks his son if he is cold is saturated with more genuine inner life than one of Zuckerman??s page long self-examination...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Studying 'American Pastoral' to Understand 'The Road' | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...mind. This quest for the profound proves devastating as the Swede only discusses the happy, superficial lives of his family and does not even mention grieving for his father. During the dinner scene, Roth juxtaposes paragraphs in which the Swede relates inane family anecdotes against extended interior monologues tracking Zuckerman??s overwrought reactions to the disappointing way the meal develops. The chapter concludes with the narrator’s self-questioning rant, “Why the appetite to know this guy?... You’re craving depths that don’t exist. This...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Studying 'American Pastoral' to Understand 'The Road' | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...himself in Obama’s shoes 20 years from now. “The highest government-paid position I’d like to hold right now is that of civics teacher in a public school,” he said in an e-mail exchange. Zuckerman??s path to the campaign trail began during the primary season, when he and his blockmate Seth E. Packrone ’10 traveled to Texas to campaign for Obama—a trip that Zuckerman said was the reason he ultimately decided to take this semester off. The social...

Author: By Katherine A. Petti, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Life of Public Service | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

...have an opportunity to help the next generation of Americans to ask themselves what they can do for their country and for their world,” Summers said in the press release. “Mort Zuckerman??s gift will make a difference not just to students at Harvard but to the shape of our society for generations to come. I am very grateful for his generosity and his dedication to this important mission...

Author: By Laura A. Morris, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Magazine Owner Gives $10M For Aid | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

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