2.2. The documentary basis in the novels of N. Mailer and the harmony of her artistic image
The Executioner's Song is a very strange man - the story of Gary Gilmore; and the specific events in which he was released from prison and executed. The story begins with Gary and Brenda meeting cousins. Gary will have more opportunities to work and improve his life. Although he is well known on a professional level, he has been present in many attempts at the uuv scene. He then meets Nicole, who is in a relationship not with him for the rest of the novel. Taking his obesity from Nicole old, Gary returns to his evil ways. then this obesity turns into rage and then Gary starts ... show more content ...
There are many who are escaping from prison, Gary himself from prison, who continue to protest the punishment of the mob. On the day of the execution, Gary says goodbye with a smile. Gary listens to “Too Many Times” on the radio as he walks around in sleeves and pants - a reflection of his life in big football. Gary, who was sitting in the executioner's chair, collapsed, and the rest stood thoughtfully. Looking up at the ceiling, Gary swallowed his fear and uttered, "Let's do this." It is read from the Bible, which leads to execution. The film ends with an epilogue depicting the future of each protagonist, with Deying Gravity playing in the background. Like T. Capote's book, N. Mayler described real events in his work, adding the subtitle "Real Life Novel" to the title of the book, describing it as non-fiction. The story is about the arrest, detention and execution of Gary Gilmur, a psychopathic murderer who spent most of his 30+ years in prison. The author dives into the killer’s moment to show the reader the humanity of this criminal. Mailer sees his character as a rebel, he deserves not only condemnation but also attention for his national actions.
The author himself has shown himself to be the enemy of the lack of spirituality and rudeness of the Western world, to protest against the bourgeoisie, to dwell on political and social issues, so that he can do so without resorting to such topics. boricha. was not.
The harmony of the documentary basis and its artistic representation, on the one hand, allows N. Meyler, T. Capote, in their works to provide an objective picture of U.S. reality in the mid-20th century. the goal of many authors of that period. At the same time, the documentary filmmakers have been able to present the events of our time with a proven presentation of the theories about the role of the American Dream and its impact on American society. These works have shown the opposite side of the American Dream, as well as the collapse that has thrown people's minds into a world that can't live up to their expectations.
For a more in-depth study of this topic Golenpolsky T.G., Nikolyukin A., Wolf T., Bozrikova S.A., Mojaeva T.G., Konovalova J.G. The works, articles, monographs of such authors became the historical basis of our research. Mulyarchik A.S., Vishnevskiy S., Galinskaya I.A. And others, including the problem of developing and modifying the idea of the “American Dream,” its development with American history. There are also works such as "New Journalism" and a fiction novel devoted to the analysis and characterization of a new phenomenon in literature, as well as an analysis of T. Kapot's novels "Cold Blood" and N. Pochta's "Song of the Executioner".
The study of this work focuses not only on the emergence and transformation of the idea of the “American Dream,” but also on a detailed study, analysis, and comparison of phenomena such as the violence that followed the fall of Russia. "The American Dream" in the novels of T. Capote and N. Myler. Formed as a result of a synthesis of documentary, cinematographic, and literary art, the artistic value, symbolism, imagery, and storyline of these works are analyzed in detail.8
The object of our research is the concept of the "American Dream" in the context of American history and American literature.
The research topics are T.Capote's "Cold Blood" and N.Mayler's "Song of the Executioner".
The chronological scope of our study covers the period from the second half of the 20th century, when a new phenomenon emerged in American literature as "new journalism."
The purpose of our study is to analyze the novels and determine the reasons for the failure of the "American Dream" described in these works. To achieve our goal, we need to solve a number of tasks:
1. Describe the concept of the American Dream;
2. Analyze the idea of the “American Dream” in twentieth-century American literature;
3. Describe the socio-cultural events that led to the formation of a new genre in literature;
4. Analysis of non-fiction novel features, synthesis of documentaries and artistic expression;
5. Defining film technique as an integral part of genre poetics;
6. Analysis of T. Capote's novel "Cold Blood";
7. Analysis of N. Myler's novel "Song of the Executioner";
8. Comparative analysis of novels;
9. Identify the reasons for the failure of the "American Dream" on the example of the heroes of the novels T. Capote and N. Myler.
The following research methods were used in this study:
the processing and analysis of scientific, scholarly, and journalistic sources made it possible to understand the origins of the notion of the ‘American Dream’, as well as to trace its changing history not only in the context of the country’s history but also in the country’s history. also in the literature. Observe the emergence of a new literary genre capable of a critical approach to the analysis of American reality. A comparative analysis of the novels of T. Capote and N. Meyler was also used, showing the reasons for the nature of the violence, showing the failure of the “American Dream” in the example of the history of murders. The United States also analyzes the novel’s protagonists in the context of “American Dream” victims or executioners.
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