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< P > T h e b o o k T h e H u m a n S t a i n i s t h e o n e o f t h e R o t h s t r i l o g y , a n d a s t h e s p e c i a l i s t s c o n s i d e r , i t m u s t b e v i e w e d i n t h e c o m p l e x w i t h t h e s e t w o b o o k s A m e r i c a n P a s t o r a l a n d I m a r r i e d C o m m u n i s t . I n t h e s e b o o k s a s i n t h e h i s t o r i c a l p r o c e s s R o t h s h o w s t h e c h a n g e s t h a t h a p p e n e d i n A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y a n d c u l t u r e d u r i n g t h e s e c o n d p a r t o f t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y . I n t h e s e b o o k s t h e p r o b l e m s t h a t a r e t r u l y A m e r i c a n a r e d e p i c t e d s o t h e y m a y b e d i f f i c u l t f o r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f o t h e r c u l t u r e s . T h a t i s w h y w e c a n c a l l R o t h t r u l y A m e r i c a n a u t h o r . I n h i s w o r k s w e c a n f i n d i n f l u e n c e o f o t h e r w o r l d a n d A m e r i c a n w r i t e r s . A s f o r m e , h i s s t y l e r e m i n d s m u c h t h a t o f N a b o k o v , w i t h h i s w a y o f n a r r a t i v e a n d u s a g e o f t i m e s w i t c h a n d t h e b a c k - a n d - f o r t h s t y l e . T h i s c r e a t e s t h e m y s t e r y a n d t h e i n t e r e s t o f t h e r e a d e r a n d m a k e s h i m r e a d t h e s t o r y t i l l t h e e n d . < / P > < P > T h e n o v e l T h e H u m a n s t a i n h a n d l e s m a n y p r o b l e m s , t h e m a i n o f t h e m a r e : f r e e d o m , q u e s t i o n o f r a c e , s e x , f e m i n i s m , f a m i l y r e l a t i o n s , e t c . R o t h g i v e s a g e n u i n e p i c t u r e o f t h e m o d e r n A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y a n d t a c k l e s s u c h q u e s t i o n s o f A m e r i c a n c u l t u r e a s r a c i s m , p o l i t i c a l c o r r e c t n e s s , A m e r i c a n d r e a m ; t h e r e a r e a l s o p r o b l e m s o f u n i v e r s a l s i g n i f i c a n c e s u c h a s t h e r i g h t o f a p e r s o n f o r p e r s o n a l f r e e d o m , t h e q u e s t i o n o f r e l a t i o n s , a n d t h e h u m a n s t a i n t h e p u r i t y a n d a n a t u r a l s i n . < / P > < P > T h e r e a r e m a n y r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e s i t u a t i o n i n A m e r i c a d u r i n g t h a t t i m e . T h e n a r r a t o r , N a t h a n Z u c k e r m a n g i v e s a p i c t u r e o f t h e s o c i e t y i n t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e n o v e l , m a k i n g m a n y r e f e r e n c e s t o n e w s , w e a t h e r o f t h a t y e a r , s p o r t s , e t c . I t b e c o m e s r e a l w h e n w e r e a d a b o u t n e w s o f b a s e b a l l , M i s s A m e r i c a , a n d o f c o u r s e a b o u t I m p e a c h m e n t o f B i l l C l i n t o n . B e c a u s e i t i s t h e c e n t r e o f t h e n o v e l : t h e e v e n t s h a p p e n i n t h e 1 9 9 8 , i n t h e s u m m e r o f i m p e a c h m e n t , a n d Z u c k e r m a n w r i t e s h o w m u c h p l a c e i t t o o k i n t h e m i n d s o f t h e p e o p l e . I t h a s t h e s y m b o l i c r o l e i n t h e n o v e l w e c a n d r a w p a r a l l e l s b e t w e e n t h e p r i v a t e t r a g e d y o f t h e m a i n c h a r a c t e r C o l e m a n S i l k a n d t h e p u b l i c s t o r y o f B i l l C l i n t o n . T h e y b o t h g o t i n t o t h e p u b l i c s c a n d a l s , a n d t h e i r c h a r g e s w e r e s i m i l a r . S i l k w a s a c c u s e d o f r a c i s m , b e t r a y e d b y h i s c o l l e a g u e , a n d s o m e h o w i t r e s e m b l e s t h e s t o r y o f t h e P r e s i d e n t . T h e b o t h o f t h e m l o o s e t h e i r p o s i t i o n s , t h e i r c a r e e r s , t h e i r r e s p e c t i n t h e e y e s i n t h e e y e s o f t h e s o c i e t y t h e p o s i t i o n t h e y s t r i v e d f o r s o l o n g i s u p s e t b e c a u s e o f t h e p r i v a t e m i s t a k e o f w h i c h s o m e b o d y m a k e a p u b l i c i s s u e . C o l e m a n S i l k l o o s e s h i s d e a n p o s i t i o n a t t h e c o l l e g e , a n d l a t e r a l l h i s l i f e t u m b l e s d o w n . < / P > < P > E v e n t h e n a m e o f t h e n o v e l t h e h u m a n s t a i n , t h e s t a i n o n t h e w h o l e h u m a n r a c e i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e s t a i n o n t h e M o n i c a s d r e s s , t h a t w a s t h e i m p o r t a n t e v i d e n c e i n t h e p r o c e s s o f a c c u s i n g t h e P r e s i d e n t . < / P > < P > T h i s p r o b l e m a n d p a r a l l e l i s m h e l p s a l s o f o r d i s c o v e r i n g o n e o f t h e m a i n i d e a s o f t h e n o v e l : t h e f r e e d o m o f p r i v a t e l i f e . N a t h a n Z u c k e r m a n m e n t i o n s h e h a d a d r e a m o f b a n n e r a r o u n d t h e W h i t e H o u s e w i t h t h e w o r d s H u m a n B e i n g l i v e s h e r e . T h i s i s t h e e s s e n c e o f t h e i d e a o f f r e e d o m t h u s , t h e n o v e l s a y s a b o u t t h e r i g h t o f e v e r y o n e f o r p r i v a t e l i f e a n d p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e . T h e w o r d s o f S i l k a b o u t t h e m i s s i n g s t u d e n t s b e c a m e t h e o b j e c t o f p u b l i c g o s s i p a n d b r o u g h t t o t h e s c a n d a l i n t h e c o l l e g e a s w e l l a s t h e a f f a i r o f C l i n t o n w i t h M o n i c a L e v i n s k i b e c a m e t h e f o o d f o r t h e p r e s s , n e w s a n d g o s s i p s , a n d t h a t b r o u g h t t o t h e c o l l a p s e o f t h e p r e s i d e n t i a l c a r e e r . T h e i r b e h a v i o r w a s w r o n g , t h a t i s e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d b y t h e p e o p l e b u t t h e y a r e h u m a n s a s w e l l , t h e y a l s o b e a r t h e h u m a n s t a i n a n d h a v e r i g h t f o r m i s t a k e t h i s i s w h a t i s h a r d t o c o m p r e h e n d b y t h e p u b l i c o p i n i o n . T h e p u b l i c d i d n o t l e t t h e m s p a c e f o r m i s t a k e s . A n d t h i s i s h o w P h i l i p R o t h t o u c h e s t h e u n i v e r s a l q u e s t i o n o f f o r g i v e n e s s p e r s o n a l a n d p u b l i c . T h e s o c i e t y c o u l d n o t f o r g i v e b o t h C l i n t o n a n d S i l k s o i t e n d e d i n t h e p e r s o n a l t r a g e d i e s f o r b o t h o f t h e m . < / P > < P > T h e p r o b l e m o f f o r g i v e n e s s l i e s n o t o n l y i n t h e d i f f i c u l t n e s s o f t h e c a s e , a n d i n t h e e v i l o f t h e c o m m i t t e d s i n b u t a l s o i n a b i l i t y o f t h e p e o p l e t o s e e t h i s s i n i n t h e m s e l v e s , t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e o n e w h o c o m m i t t e d i t , a n d t o f o r g i v e . T o a c c e p t t h e w r o n g i n o t h e r s i s o f t e n t o a c k n o w l e d g e i t i n u s . A n d i t i s t h e m o s t d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e h u m a n s b e c a u s e w e a r e a l l p r o u d a n d d o n o t w a n t t o a c k n o w l e d g e o u r m i s t a k e s . T h i s i s w h e r e t h e t i t l e T h e H u m a n S t a i n c o n v e r t s t h e i d e a o f t h e n o v e l t h a t a l l o f u s b e a r t h e h u m a n s t a i n , t h i s i n b o r n a b i l i t y t o m a k e m i s t a k e s a n d t h e d e s i r e t o c h o o s e w r o n g . < / P > < P > T h i s i s p r e s e n t e d i n t h e w o r d s o f F a u n i a F a r l e y w h e n s h e w a t c h e s t h e g i r l f e e d i n g t h e s n a k e , a n d t h e w o r d s o f R o t h : I t i s h u m a n s t a i n . W e l e a v e a s t a i n , w e l e a v e a t r a i l , w e l e a v e a n i m p r i n t . I m p u r i t y , c r u e l t y , a b u s e , e r r o r . I t s w h y a l l t h e c l e a n s i n g i s a j o k e . R o t h v i e w s t h e s t a n d a r d s a n d t h e r u l e s a s t h e m e a n s o f i n t r o d u c i n g t h e w r o n g i d e a s i n t o t h e h u m a n m i n d s . W i t h o u t t h e p r o h i b i t t h e p e o p l e w o u l d n o t g e t t h e i d e a t o b r e a k t h i s p r o h i b i t , w i t h o u t t h e l a w t h e y w o u l d n o t g e t i d e a t o b r e a k i t t h u s t h e l a w d i c t a t i n g n o t t o d o c e r t a i n t h i n g s a l s o p r o m p t s p e o p l e t o d o i t . R o t h a t t h e e x a m p l e o f t h e p o l i t i c a l c o r r e c t n e s s s h o w s t h i s w h e r e i t c a n e x c e e d t o t h e a b s u r d n e s s . T h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h i s p r i n c i p l e b r i n g s t o m a n y c o m i c a n d t r a g i c c a s e s , w h i c h d o n o t h a p p e n i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s t h o u g h t h e m u l t i c u l t u r a l a n d r a c i a l p r o b l e m s e x i s t t h e r e a s w e l l . B u t t h e c a s e o f p o l i t i c a l c o r r e c t n e s s c o m e s t o s u c h a c c e s s i o n o n l y i n t h e U S A . A n d o n e o f t h e t r a g i c s t o r i e s i s t h a t o f C o l o n e l S i l k a c c u s e d o f b e i n g p o l i t i c a l l y i n c o r r e c t . < / P > < P > T h i s w h a t P h i l i p R o t h m e a n s b y s a y i n g t h a t t h e i m p u r i t y i s d e e p - r o o t e d i n t h e h u m a n r a c e a n d a l l t h e c l e a n s i n g i s u n r e a l a n d a j o k e . I n R o t h s s t u d y o f g o o d a n d e v i l t h e s o u r c e o f e v i l i s t h e t e m p t a t i o n t o p u r i t y . < / P > < P > T h i s p r o b l e m i s n o t o n l y o n e o f A m e r i c a n s o c i e t y t h a t i s w h y t h e n o v e l o f R o t h h a s t h e u n i v e r s a l i m p o r t a n c e . T h e h u m a n s t a i n c a n b e c a l l e d t h e i n b o r n s i n , o r h u m a n w e a k n e s s , b u t i t a l l i s a b o u t t h e e t e r n a l c a t e g o r y o f p h i l o s o p h y , c u l t u r e , a n d l i t e r a t u r e t h e o p p o s i t i o n o f g o o d a n d e v i l . T h i s i s w h e r e T h e H u m a n S t a i n c a n b e c o m p a r e d t o t h e b o o k o f I n d i a n a u t h o r S a l m a n R u s h d i e S a t a n i c V e r s e s . T h i s b o o k i s v e r y s y m b o l i c , w i t h t h e u n u s u a l f u s i o n o f n a r r a t i v e a n d t h e p h i l o s o p h i c m e d i t a t i o n s , a n d i t s s u b j e c t i s t h e s a m e t h e s t u d y o f g o o d a n d e v i l . < / P > < P > A n o t h e r p u r e A m e r i c a n p r o b l e m o f t h i s n o v e l i s R o t h s g e n u i n e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e s t a t e o f A m e r i c a n s o u l a s t h e m a g a z i n e B o o k l i s t w r i t e s . I t a l s o w r i t e s o f C o l e m a n S i l k a s o f t h e e m b o d i e d a m b i t i o n , p a r a d o x , a n g e r a n d f u t i l i t y o f A m e r i c a n d r e a m . T h r o u g h t h e c h a r a c t e r o f S i l k , t h r o u g h h i s b r o k e n c a r e e r , a n d a b a n d o n e d h o p e s t h e w h o l e c a t e g o r y o f d i s c o u r a g e d p e o p l e i s i n t r o d u c e d p e o p l e w h o h o p e d a n d l o n g e d f o r s o m e t h i n g , a n d p u t a l l t h e i r e f f o r t s i n t o t h i s - w h a t i s c a l l e d A m e r i c a n d r e a m - a n d e i t h e r t h e y d i d n o t a c h i e v e t h e i r d r e a m , o r t h e y a c h i e v e d i t b u t g o t d i s i l l u s i o n e d w h e n t h e f u l f i l l m e n t o f t h e i r d r e a m s f a i l e d t o m a k e t h e m h a p p y . < / P > < P > A n o t h e r p r o b l e m o f t h e n o v e l i s r a c i s m , a n d i t i s v i e w e d a t t h e d i f f e r e n t l e v e l s . T h e c o n f l i c t o f t h e b o o k i s b a s e d o n t h e c h a r g e i n r a c i s m t o C o l e m a n S i l k w h i c h i s r a t h e r i r o n i c a l . T h e c o r e o f i t w e r e t h e w o r d s o f S i l k a b o u t h i s t w o m i s s i n g s t u d e n t s D o e s a n y o n e k n o w t h i s p e o p l e ? D o t h e y e x i s t o r a r e t h e y s p o o k s ? a n d t h e s e t w o s t u d e n t s t u r n e d o u t t o b e b l a c k . U p o n t h i s p h r a s e t h e a c c u s a t i o n i s b u i l t . B u t t h e t r u t h i s t h a t h e u s e d t h e w o r d i n t h e r i g h t m e a n i n g : t h e f i r s t m e a n i n g i s g h o s t , a n d t h e s e c o n d a r y i s r e l a t e d t o t h e b l a c k p e r s o n . T h e i r o n y i s a l s o i n t h a t C o l e m a n S i l k i s A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n a n d h e i s a c c u s e d o f r a c i s m t o w a r d s t h e b l a c k s t u d e n t s . < / P >
Author: Aaron Schwartz
 
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