Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Human Decency in Irwin Shaw's The Young Lions

Zeena Alwan Nsayef

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<p><p><p>Irwin Shaw(1900-1900) is considered one of the most prominent and international WW11 novelists. Like his contemporaries, he depicts in his novel The Young Lions (1958) the atrocities of the WW11. Nonetheless, he is considered more superior than them because he presents his optimistic view of the world. Though the world is dominated by the evils of the war, there is still hope for reconstruction on the basis of inherent human decency and democracy. He believes that decency and democracy are the essentials for building a gentle society. This paper focuses on the experience of three main characters who belong to different social backgrounds. He explores how far their decency is affected by the evils of the war through their actions and thinking. In addition, the paper presents Shaw‘s literary skills in using allegory as a means by which he follows the moral development of the central characters. Most critic agree that they are ideas rather than human beings.</p></p></p>

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Zeena Alwan Nsayef Human Decency in Irwin Shaw's The Young Lions Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 9 September 2015

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