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Chemistry and Power in Recent American Fiction
Philip Ball
Writers of fiction have always held up a mirror to the world around them. The perspective they typically present is not one gathered from polls of public opinion, nor is it culled from the way issues are presented in the media. Yet in retrospect, the personal attitudes and views expressed in good literary fiction frequently prove to offer a revealing snapshot of trends in thought and topics of debate in the writer’s milieu. With this in mind, I shall explore some of the themes on chemistry and society developed in the fictional works of three modern American writers. I believe that these examples provide food for thought, and possibly a little encouragement, to those who despair at the tar-nished image that chemistry commonly seems to have in broader public dis-course today. For while all of the texts I consider examine some of the fears often expressed about the chemical industry, they show a willingness to en-gage with issues of risk (real and perceived), social benefits, changing patterns of consumer behavior, and responsibility that is not always present in more conventional modes of ecocriticism.
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Copyright 2006 by HYLE and Philip Ball
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