NĂ raibh i nGlĂșin Caillte MheiriceĂĄ (tĂșs an XNUMXĂș haois) ach portrĂĄid aonfhoirmeach de scrĂbhneoirĂ mĂshĂĄsta, nĂł nihilists, nĂł hedonists. DâfhĂ©adfadh an dĂchreideamh a bheith mar an gcĂ©anna, ba Ă© an comhtharlĂș stairiĂșil a bhĂ aige, ach bhĂ an bealach chun taobhanna a ghlacadh sa saol an-difriĂșil Ăłna chĂ©ile.
DâfhĂ©adfadh an chodarsnacht is mĂł tarlĂș go beacht idir an t-Ășdar a bhaineann linn inniu, Passos John Dos y Francis Scott Mac Gearailt. CĂ© gur thaistil John agus ag fĂĄgĂĄil a thĂr dhĂșchais chun tĂortha Ă©agsĂșla agus a gcuid fadhbanna a fheiceĂĄil (cosĂșil le cĂĄs na SpĂĄinne), rinne Francis Scott an rud cĂ©anna ach beagnach i gcĂłnaĂ ar mhaithe le fĂłillĂocht Ăon.
BâfhĂ©idir go bhfuil an scĂ©al dĂcheangailte, an ton liath cosĂșil leis, ach tĂĄ bealach aisteoireachta duine amhĂĄin agus an ceann eile nĂos mĂł suas leis na cinntĂ an-phearsanta maidir le claonadh ceaptha glĂșin lipĂ©adaithe.
Thaistil John Dos Passos go forleathan sa SpĂĄinn roimh agus i ndiaidh an chogaidh. Agus idĂ©-eolaĂocht nĂos claonta i leith an tsĂłisialachais, thacaigh sĂ© le daoine a bhain le cĂșis na poblachtĂĄnach. Ba inĂĄr dtĂr fĂ©in, ĂĄfach, inar fhulaing sĂ© dĂomĂĄ mĂłr leis an leagan is forĂ©igneach den chumannachas agus le dĂomĂĄ ina chairdeas le Ernest Hemingway.
3 ĂrscĂ©al Molta le John Dos Passos
AistriĂș Manhattan
Is cosĂșil go dtrĂ©igeann bunĂșs PortaingĂ©ilis an Ășdair an t-ĂșrscĂ©al seo. Beirtear gach rud Ăł stĂĄisiĂșn, an t-aistriĂș go Manhattan, ansin tĂĄ an chathair gnĂłthach ag cur cinn scrĂbe gach duine i lĂĄthair dĂșinn, as go leor de na carachtair gan ainm sin ina ndĂ©antar muid chun ĂĄr sĂșile a shocrĂș.
Agus muid ag fanacht ar a dtraein chuig an Big Apple, tosaĂmid ar an eolas faoi a bpleananna saoil, a n-intinn agus a n-uachtanna, a gcuid rĂ©amhrĂĄ agus an aisling go n-Ă©ireoidh leo ar aon phraghas. Is Ă© fĂrinne an scĂ©il go bhfĂ©adfaĂ buille faoi thuairim tapa a thabhairt dâaon duine a ghabh traein sa stĂĄisiĂșn sin mar mhainneachtain roimh rĂ©, gan aon mhainneachtain a dâfhĂ©adfadh a bheith ann.
Ach nĂ chailltear dĂłchas riamh. Is Ă© draĂocht an ĂșrscĂ©il seo na bannaĂ a chruthaĂtear idir iad siĂșd a roinn sĂ©asĂșr uair amhĂĄin, agus a aisling, ach ar Ă©igean a choinnĂonn leid dĂłchais.
Comhthreomhar 42
Leis an ĂșrscĂ©al seo cuireadh tĂșs le triolĂłg SAM, inar fliuchadh Dos Passos go mĂłr ar thĂr mhĂłr MheiriceĂĄ Thuaidh. Is mĂłsĂĄic ar leith Ă© an leabhar, meascĂĄn de chrĂłnĂĄn agus ĂșrscĂ©al a lĂ©irĂonn a mhian an rĂ©altacht sin a shĂĄraĂonn gach ficsean a thaispeĂĄint, is cuma cĂ© chomh aisteach is atĂĄ a cur chuige.
Cuirtear idĂ©-eolaĂocht mhorĂĄlta na gcarachtar i lĂĄthair dĂșinn mar athchaipitliĂș roimh an ngnĂomh. Amhail is dĂĄ suĂfeadh na carachtair sin go lĂ©ir os ĂĄr gcomhair agus a gcroĂ a mhĂniĂș, cad a ghluaiseann chun iad fĂ©in a iompar ar an mbealach a fheicfimid. Scriosadh uatha a bhris an mĂșnla sa mhĂ©id atĂĄ scrĂofa go dtĂ seo.
1919
Is fiĂș nĂos mĂł an dara trĂĄthchuid den saga nĂĄ Ă© a dhĂșnadh, dar teideal Big money, dar liom rĂșn nĂos saorga triolĂłg a chur i gcrĂch nĂĄ aon rud eile. Mar sin fĂ©in, tĂĄ 1919 fĂłs Ășr agus chomh nuĂĄlach le Parallel 42.
TĂĄ nĂĄdĂșr cĂłrĂșil na gcarachtar agus na staideanna fĂłs ina phrĂomhchĂșis. Is cosĂșil leis an mothĂșchĂĄn sin a tharlaĂonn uaireanta dĂșinn i gcathair... NĂĄr mhaith leat sneak trĂ cheann de na fuinneoga go leor agus a fheiceĂĄil cad atĂĄ ag tarlĂș? Rud Ă©igin mar seo is ea 1919, ĂșrscĂ©al cĂłrĂșil a bhĂonn ar siĂșl i bPĂĄras don chuid is mĂł.
Agus sin an ĂĄit a mbuaileann muid le go leor de na MeiriceĂĄnaigh a rinne coilĂniĂș go sealadach ar chathracha san Eoraip, ag sĂșil go bhfĂ©adfadh na StĂĄit Aontaithe iad fĂ©in a atĂłgĂĄil, ar bhealach Ă©igin ...