An Ethical Analysis of the Portrayal of Abortion in American Fiction: Dreiser, Hemingway, Faulkner, Dos Passos, Brautigan, And Irving

Investigating American fiction on abortion against a background of inherited moral and religious values, Koloze (campus college chair, U. of Phoenix, Columbus, Ohio) reviews relevant novels by Dreiser, Dos Passos, Hemingway, Faulkner, Brautigan and Irving, and fiction written after the Roe vs. Wade decision. His chronological approach to the literature demonstrates the evolution of abortion in fiction from an ethically unacceptable alternative to a possibility that many characters view as salutary. Koloze takes a formalist approach to his analysis, relegating cultural critical approaches to future study. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)