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• The Flawed Nature of Gorki's Characters

  Lynch teaches at the Potrero Hill After School Program and the Taos Literacy Program. Lynch also contributes to Geronimo, a journal of politics and culture. In the following essay, Lynch argues that the flawed nature of Gorki’s characters reveals the complexity both of the author and of humankind in general.

• Truth and Illusion in Gorky: The Lower Depths and After: Essays in Honor of Robert Louis Jackson

  In the following essay, Erlich discusses Gorki’s attitude toward truth and lying, suggesting that Gorki may have accepted the need to lie to further the truth but also realized the effect of lying upon people’s perception of the truth.

• Signifying and Popularizing Foreign Culture: From Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths to Huang Zuolin's Ye dian

  In the following excerpt, Pickowicz discusses Gorki’s The Lower Depths to show that the differences between it and the Chinese adaptation Ye dian are more significant than the similarities.

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1. The Lower Depths: Introduction
2. The Lower Depths: Summary
3. The Lower Depths: Maxim Gorki Biography
4. The Lower Depths: Characters
5. The Lower Depths: Themes
6. The Lower Depths: Style
7. The Lower Depths: Historical Context
8. The Lower Depths: Critical Overview
9. The Lower Depths: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Flawed Nature of Gorki's Characters
   2. Truth and Illusion in Gorky: The Lower Depths and After: Essays in Honor of Robert Louis Jackson
   3. Signifying and Popularizing Foreign Culture: From Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths to Huang Zuolin's Ye dian
10. The Lower Depths: Compare and Contrast
11. The Lower Depths: Topics for Further Study
12. The Lower Depths: Media Adaptations
13. The Lower Depths: What Do I Read Next?
14. The Lower Depths: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. The Lower Depths: Pictures
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