Imagining Argentina

“Literature has a role to play in developing a representation of a particular society. What views and values do we experience in reading Thornton’s book? ” – Essay response Every piece of fictional writing ever written, from sci-fi to the bible, tells us something of the time in which it was written, either because it is set in that time, or because of the way the author perceives the time in which it is set. Any …

…said, however, the novel can still be recognised as a good piece of writing, no matter the political stance of the reader. Literature does serve to form a representation of a particular society, but due to author bias or the way in which it is written, this is not always a “good” thing. In “Imagining Argentina” the main emphasis of Thornton’s writing is on the power of the imagination and its effect on people.