Essays on Thomas Mann

The American politics has systematic and radical transformation in the recent decades. With the increase in the number of groups that are interested in United States politics, the country’s legislative bodies have created various policies and guidelines to regulate the election and campaign process. The introduction of various policies and guidelines in American election system has played a critical role in shaping and influencing the campaign process and election outcome. Political Action Committees (PACs) and 527 groups are examples of the groups that play a vital role in influencing the United States campaign and election process. Therefore, the knowledge on ...

Thomas Mann’s novella, Death in Venice, has often been linked to Plato’s philosophy, especially Plato’s Ladder of Love theory. Comparing this novella with Plato’s Symposium reveals how it subtly hints to Plato’s ideas about beauty, particularly his “ladder model of love.” In fact, ever important element of Plato’s dialogue can be found in the novella. Von Aschenbach, the protagonist of the novel, becomes inspired by the beauty of Tadzio, a Polish body, eventually becoming obsessed with him. In fact, Aschenbach becomes so obsessed with Tadzio that does not leave Venice even after discovering news ...

The prevailing culture of a period can have a major impact on literature. Events can both inspire and suppress literature. A great example of this is the Nazi period in German literature. Within Germany itself, books were censored and even burned. The list of banned authors included Berthold Brecht, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Engels, Franz Kafka, Jack London, Thomas Mann, and Erich Maria Remarque. Thus an entire generation of Germans basically grew up without the Theory of Relativity, Freudian theory, an understanding of class struggles, and All Quiet on the Western Front. At the same time, there was a massive “brain ...