Reread the long paragraph that closes chapter 6 of Ragtime, beginning with "At the time of course" (p. 39) through the end of the chapter on p. 40.
How would you characterize the rhetoric in this passage? Is this history? Fiction? Polemic? Satire? What uses is Doctorow making of history here? Where is the author/narrator in relation to this barrage? What perspective or attitude toward this material is reflected? What kind of irony is this, and what is the effect?
Take 5 minutes to contemplate these questions in your notebook.
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a historical story using blends of Egyptian mythology and culture, simple
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