Authors
- Baranova Kseniia D.Sc. (Philology)
- Shalimova Nadezhda PhD(Philology)
Annotation
This article examines changes that have taken place in the interpretation of
ideas of destiny and providence in American literature during the two centuries of its
development. Typical features of these changes in the novels by prominent American
writers Mark Twain and J. D. Salinger are explored. To identify specific elements of the
ideas in the books under discussion, the authors have made a detailed investigation of
these writers, as well as the structures and symbols in their works. The article offers a
conclusion about different aspects of concepts analyzed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Problems of religion and morality have preserved their significance for the US population
since the country’s foundation.
How to link insert
Baranova, K. . & Shalimova, N. . (2024). Ideas of destiny and providence in American literature: From realism to modernism Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", Lingua Multica (2024). 1(1),