Ahmad Saleh
3 September 2014
Historical Connection The novel, Invisible Man, takes place in the 1930’s at the peak of the Great Depression in the United States. The narrator is born and grows up in the South but eventually moves to Harlem, New York. Living during this time period would be drastically different from living in today’s culture in many ways. The Great Depression started in 1930 and lasted up until the early 1940’s. Although there are many causes, most people point to the Stock Market Crash as the event that started the depression. Many people invested much of their money into the Stock Market as it was considered a sure fire investment which led to the massive devastation when the stocks dropped. In the following years, unemployment…show more content… From his hallucinations and delusions to his abnormal behavior in social situations, all signs point to this disorder. Although when the novel was published mental disorders were not well known of, Raskolnikov would definitely be considered schizophrenic in today’s society.
Technological Connection The novel, Catch 22, takes place during World War II in Pianosa, Italy. Pianosa serves as a military base for the American Air Force. The main character, Yossarian, and most of the other characters in the novel are pilots that serve as bombardiers. They use state of the art bomber planes to attack enemy bases throughout Italy. During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt called for a much larger Air Force as he realized how important bombing planes could be. This led to a new generation of aircrafts specially used for the Allied forces. One of the new planes was the North American B-25 Mitchell, the same plane used by Yossarian and the crew in the novel. This B-25 was named in honor of General Billy Mitchell, who is widely considered the father of the United States Air Force. It took over 8,500 drawings and 195,000 engineering man-hours to create the first one. North American Aviation created nearly 10,000 of these planes from 1939 to…show more content… The man depicted in the painting is Van Gogh’s doctor, Dr. Gachet. Van Gogh was sent to live with Gachet in the later part of his life due to Van Gogh’s decreasing mental health. The two men grew close as Van Gogh considered him similar to a brother. In the portrait, Dr. Gachet is shown with his right elbow on a table and his head in his right hand. There are two books on the table, both of which are very sad and depressing stories involving lots of death. He is wearing a dark blue coat with waves of lighter blues serving as the background. Gachet is clearly dejected as he has a very melancholy look on his face. It can be assumed that he is thinking about a previous event or feeling as he looks to be contemplative as if he doesn’t know what to do now. The rich blues and greens used in the portrait also add an even more somber feeling to the
