THE ARTISTIC SOLUTION OF THE TOPIC OF RACE RELATIONS IN MARK TWAIN'S SHORT STORY "CHINESE LETTERS"
Skuridina Irina Vladimirovna, Shestakova Ol'ga Valentinovna
Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Abstract. In the article the relevant topic of race relations is considered by the material of the short story "Chinese Letters" written by an American writer Mark Twain. The historical prerequisites of the development of racial differences in America, as well as the history of formation of the writer’s anti-racist convictions are outlined. The authors analyze the genre and compositional specificity of the short story, the peculiarities of critical realism, and such artistic means of creation of the images of heroes of the work as humor, satire, and irony.
Key words and phrases: американская литература, критический реализм, рассказ, памфлет, расовые отношения, сатира, ирония, American literature, critical realism, short story, pamphlet, race relations, satire, irony
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