[The American]
Year:
1877
Type:
Public:
Year of publication:
2016
Pages:
438
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
Transmits values:
Sexual content:
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Ideas that contradict Church teaching:
The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
Published in parts, between 1876 and 1877, the text was revised in 1883. It is one of Henry James' best and most famous novels. Its protagonist, Christopher Newman, is the prototype of the citizen of the new continent: self-made, able to rise in the social body. He is also fascinated by the old continent, where he seeks brilliance and prestige. The journey thus acquires not only a cultural but also a moral significance. New and old values confront each other in an impossible marriage between the mercantile Newman and the aristocratic Madame Cintré. It shows the contradictions of global coexistence.
Author: Manuel Martínez, Spain
Update on: Sep 2024