Henry Adams, DEMOCRACY, AN AMERICAN NOVEL
Democracy: An American Novel was published anonymously in 1880 and in reality it was written by Henry Brooks Adams. The fact of his authorship was revealed by the publisher only after the death of Adams. At any rate starting from the moment of its publication, the popularity of the writing was growing. Politics in general is a rather complex and many-sided notion. People, who struggle for getting the political power and who finally achieve their aims, do not always use it in the correct directions, as they were expected to do. Although the notion of democracy is widely-applied in the modern world, it is difficult to say that it is achieved to the maximum extent. Democracy: An American Novel is devoted …show more content…
The name of the new President is Jacob, and the readers never get the chance to know his full name. Some critics stated that the President of America in this novel had some features inherent to Andrew Johnson, Grant and Garfield. There are no concrete dates, mentioned in the writing, only one lady of 25 says that she was “almost an infant” during the years of the Civil War. Based on this, it is possible to assume that the events in the novel took place around the late 1870s.
The main character of the novel Madeleine Lee is mistaken about politics in the same way, like most of usual people are. When she takes the decision to travel from New York to capital after terrible events in her personal life, she wants to find “the mysterious gem which must lie hidden somewhere in politics.” (Adams 2010). Expecting to meet intelligent experts in politics, she is disappointed by a group of ill-assorted men, who are overwhelmed by their desire to gain power and money. Most of them are protégés or office-seekers, most of could hardly be considered to be suitable for political life. One of such unpleasant individuals is Silas P. Ratcliffe. He used to be a governor …show more content…
The main aim of the writer was to open the eyes of people, voting for their political candidates for the highest posts in the country and having trust that positive changes would soon take
Democracy: An American Novel was published anonymously in 1880 and in reality it was written by Henry Brooks Adams. The fact of his authorship was revealed by the publisher only after the death of Adams. At any rate starting from the moment of its publication, the popularity of the writing was growing. Politics in general is a rather complex and many-sided notion. People, who struggle for getting the political power and who finally achieve their aims, do not always use it in the correct directions, as they were expected to do. Although the notion of democracy is widely-applied in the modern world, it is difficult to say that it is achieved to the maximum extent. Democracy: An American Novel is devoted …show more content…
The name of the new President is Jacob, and the readers never get the chance to know his full name. Some critics stated that the President of America in this novel had some features inherent to Andrew Johnson, Grant and Garfield. There are no concrete dates, mentioned in the writing, only one lady of 25 says that she was “almost an infant” during the years of the Civil War. Based on this, it is possible to assume that the events in the novel took place around the late 1870s.
The main character of the novel Madeleine Lee is mistaken about politics in the same way, like most of usual people are. When she takes the decision to travel from New York to capital after terrible events in her personal life, she wants to find “the mysterious gem which must lie hidden somewhere in politics.” (Adams 2010). Expecting to meet intelligent experts in politics, she is disappointed by a group of ill-assorted men, who are overwhelmed by their desire to gain power and money. Most of them are protégés or office-seekers, most of could hardly be considered to be suitable for political life. One of such unpleasant individuals is Silas P. Ratcliffe. He used to be a governor …show more content…
The main aim of the writer was to open the eyes of people, voting for their political candidates for the highest posts in the country and having trust that positive changes would soon take