Dutch Schultz's last words revisited
E.L. Doctrow used the real life gangster Dutch Schultz's last words in the last chapter of 'Billy Bathgate.' He adapted the text to fit the characters in the novel, emphasize the violent nature of Schultz's life and death and to provide links between fact and his character, Billy...
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| Published in | Journal of modern literature Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 463 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Indiana University Press
22.03.1994
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| Summary: | E.L. Doctrow used the real life gangster Dutch Schultz's last words in the last chapter of 'Billy Bathgate.' He adapted the text to fit the characters in the novel, emphasize the violent nature of Schultz's life and death and to provide links between fact and his character, Billy. He omitted some sentences, added others and made the question-answer session more of a delirious monologue. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-281X |