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The American Beserk. Young Terrorists as Archetypes in Contemporary American Culture

Open Access
|Dec 2019

Abstract

From Philip Roth’s characater Merry Levov in American Pastoral to real-life figures such as the perpetrators of the Columbine massacre, the young domestic terrorist has become the archetype of a dramatic and unpredictable social and political climate. This paper intends to explore the real and fictional avatars of this contemporary anti-hero, its dynamics and specific place in contemporary imagination.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2019-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
Language: English
Page range: 71 - 76
Published on: Dec 5, 2019
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Gabriela Glăvan, published by West University of Timisoara
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