|
Checkpoint (novel)
''Checkpoint'' is an American novel written by Nicholson Baker in 2004. Plot summary The main characters are two men, Jay and Ben. The novel consists of their dialogues in a hotel room in Washington, D.C., in May 2004. The story begins with Jay asking Ben to go to his hotel room. From that conversation it is inferred that Jay is depressed: the women in his life have abandoned him; he has lost his job as a high school teacher and now works as a day labourer; he has declared bankruptcy; and spends his days reading blogs. Jay explains to Ben that he has decided he must, "for the good of humankind", assassinate President George W. Bush, and Murder-suicide, then kill himself. Ben, who symbolises American modern liberalism, spends his time trying to persuade Jay to cancel his "mission". The novel ends inconclusively, the reader left unaware of whether or not Jay is going to go through with his plan. Major themes Jay spends most of his time denouncing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkpoint Cover
Checkpoint may refer to: Places * Border checkpoint, a place on the land border between two states where travellers and/or goods are inspected * Security checkpoint, erected and enforced within contiguous areas under military or paramilitary control * Random checkpoint, a police or military checkpoint that is moved to various locations * Weigh station, a highway checkpoint to inspect vehicular weights Arts and entertainment * Checkpoint (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * Checkpoint (Transformers), Checkpoint (''Transformers''), two fictional characters in the ''Transformers'' universes * Checkpoint (novel), ''Checkpoint'' (novel), a 2004 novel by Nicholson Baker * Checkpoint (journal), ''Checkpoint'' (journal), 1969-1974 * Checkpoint (pinball), ''Checkpoint'' (pinball), a 1991 pinball machine released by Data East * Checkpoint (video gaming), locations in a video game where a player character respawns after death * CheckPoint, a web series by sketch comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Novel
American literature is literature written or produced in the United States of America and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition thus is part of the broader tradition of English-language literature, but also includes literature of other traditions produced in the United States and in other immigrant languages. Furthermore, a rich tradition of oral storytelling exists amongst Native American tribes. The American Revolutionary Period (1775–1783) is notable for the political writings of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson. An early novel is William Hill Brown's ''The Power of Sympathy'' published in 1791. Writer and critic John Neal in the early-mid nineteenth century helped advance America's progress toward a unique literature and culture, by criticizing predecessors like Washington Irving for imitating their British counterparts and influencing others like Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe took American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
