The literary criticism of Martin Amis

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The literary criticism of Martin Amis

• By Jake, Endia, Kayla,
• and Kendra

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Purpose of Criticism

• The purpose of the criticism in Martin Amis
  Lucre, Love, and Literature is to give the
  reader an explanation of why Amis writes in the
  styles that he does. It explains Amis as a writer
  of stylist and satirist. Amis is not interested
  in the whether his novels are good or bad in
  regards to its significance. He is more
  interested in whether people think his style of
  writing is good or bad.

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Is the debate clear?

• Yes, the author clearly states his point and
  reinforces his argument with proof from Martin
  Amis. Such as London Fields, Times Arrow, The
  Information. Other critics include, John A. Dern
  and James Diedrick.

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Authors focus

• The author wants to focus on Amis attitude of
  writing good or bad. He does not worry whether
  his works are considered good or bad to critics.
  He just wants his literary works to be considered
  great based on his style.

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The authors sources

• The author of this criticism does a great job of
  making a point and backing it up with evidence.
  He uses many other critics as well as a great
  deal work from Amis himself to reinforce his
  points of view or arguments.

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Dominant method of persuasion.

• The dominant method is clear in the article. The
  author has used many critics that were named
  before. These critics and the quotes he
  integrates into his argument are the reason this
  author is so persuasive. The best way to persuade
  a literary piece is to use other authors to
  reinforce your argument.

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Thesis Statement

• The thesis statement is Amis is thus more
  interested in good and bad writing than in
  literature that attempts to delineate the good
  and the bad.

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Organization of Argument

• The argument is organized through the author
  stating his point of view and then using several
  different sources to reinforce the argument
  stated. He also uses quotes from other authors
  such as John A. Dern, James Wood, and Richard
  Todd to reinforce the argument with an outside
  source.

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Main Argument

• The main argument states that Amis is more
  interested in whether or not he writes good or
  bad , rather than literature that tells the good
  and the bad. The argument also states that he
  Amis uses satire and different styles in his
  writing.

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Is the author correct?

• We decided as a group that the author is false.
  We do not believe that any author would write a
  piece of literature and not care whether or not
  the public enjoyed what he/she wrote. Yes, he
  does worry about the style of literature that he
  uses however, it does not mean he does not care
  about the whether his literature is considered
  good or bad to his readers. Authors write to
  express their ideas and everyone wants their
  thoughts to be considered. This is why we do not
  believe the author is correct.