Shoeless Joe | Social Concerns/Themes
Somewhat similar to what he does in his Cree Indian stories, Kinsella hints in Shoeless Joe that the world changes rapidly and that these changes often destroy some irreplaceable treasures and resources. Within the novel's plot, for instance, Ray Kinsella's (no relationship to author Kinsella intended) small Iowa farm is in danger of being taken over by a computer-farming conglomerate, a fate that has befallen other neighboring farms. In addition are oblique contempts for academe, religion, and "all the forces that control our lives." In the main, however, Shoeless Joe is...
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