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President Harry S. Truman instituted loyalty oaths for federal employees, and the Supreme Court ruled that the Communist Party was essentially a criminal organization. American culture was also marked by a fear of communism. Because of so-called ‘‘blacklists’’ in Hollywood and elsewhere, writers and artists feared standing out as ‘‘different’’ for fear of being labeled as communists. This was especially true for those who, like Saul Bellow, had a background in left-wing or radical organizations.
1950s: The attempted extermination of the European Jews by the Nazis during World War II makes anti-Semitism unacceptable in much of America. Today: Anti-Semitism is no longer publicly accepted in mainstream American society. Cold War does not really play any role in the action of the novel; the scenes that take place after World War II are primarily in Europe, and Augie is not concerned about either communism or fervent anti-communism. However, the book is full of radical characters, from Frazer to Leon Trotsky.
To hunt lizards. Eagles in Mexico? Such a plot twist is a rather odd way to show that Augie is susceptible to the desires of others, and perhaps Saul Bellow could have made his point without such an abrupt change of setting and action. Yet perhaps a story that at its heart is a celebration of the energy and diversity of America should be a little wild itself. It is not a perfect novel: it rambles and at times bogs down in philosophical dialogue; most of the female characters are not fully realized.