Identify several important places where the “game” and “city” narratives are juxtaposed, and explain the effect of these counterpoints.
1.McPhee’s counterpoint style in “Marvin Gardens” has been described as resembling a ladder, with the two parallel narratives of the Monopoly tournament and the exploration of the impoverished state of the real Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1972, connecting conceptually at several important points. Identify several important places where the “game” and “city” narratives are […]