“This is man: a writer of books, a putter-down of words, a painter of pictures, a maker of ten thousand philosophies. He grows passionate over ideas, he hurls scorn and mockery at another 's work, he finds the one way, the true way, for himself, and calls all others false--yet in the billion books upon the shelves there is not one that can tell him how to draw a single fleeting breath in peace and comfort. He makes histories of the universe, he directs the destiny of the nations, but he does not know his own history, and he cannot direct his own destiny with dignity or wisdom for ten consecutive minutes.”(Wolfe). This quote was said by one of the most influential writers in American Literature, Thomas Wolfe. Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) is closely associated with The Modern Age, which began in 1914 and lasted until about 1946. The Modern Age includes both World War I and World War II. Thomas Wolfe was the first American Author to combine his own life …show more content…
Adams is a big fan of Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward, Angel. In Adams critique, he analyzed where the novel takes place, which is also known as the setting. He believes that Wolfe chose Asheville as the setting for personal reasons. Adams sees a correlation between Wolfe’s past and the main character in the book. Adams first states, “It is the autobiography of a young Asheville boy” (Adams). The book is written as a novel, not an autobiography. That’s why once you are able to take a deeper look into Look Homeward, Angel all of the books symbolism becomes so much clearer, making it a much more fascinating book to read. Next, Adams claims, “An amazing new novel is just off the press” (Adams). The book is amazing! Interesting and intriguing both! It is a really good book. Adams final statement is, “This book was written in simpleness and nakedness of soul.” This means that the book was full of emotion! Which in writing, is