Talk:John Dos Passos

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[edit] List of paintings

I removed the list of paintings by Dos Passos as they were not linked to anything, and Dos Passos is primarily known as a writer. Paintings are not generally listed for minor painters, and to the extent that they are, they should be famous enough that someone would be searching the name independently.Ahpsp 16:02, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

That was an aspect of Dos Passos I did not know of and was glad to see ..... a pity to lose them

[edit] Influence of Doblin and Sartre

Have just added a little note about the influence of Dos Passos on Doblin and Sartre - this is generally acknowledged (at least about Sartre) - can't find any specific reference though.User:badtypist

[edit] Category question

Should he be in Category:Chicago writers instead of Category:People from Illinois? The guidelines seem to say he should, but I've been wrong about categorization before. - Special-T 01:18, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Label Change

I've changed the opening to "John Dos Passos was an important American writer..." from "John Dos Passos was an important Portuguese-American writer..."

His subject matter has, mostly, nothing to do with Portugal, and his background is made note of a headed section down, so why the random alienation? --J.Dayton 13:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] McCarthyism and Dos Passos' Rightward Turn

The article needs to explore the role, or at least the historical context of, McCarthyism, HUAC, the Hollywood 10 etc. in Dos Passos ostensible evolution to the right. Tom Cod 07:22, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

On the other hand, admitting his sympathies for socialism and for the left in the Spanish Civil war, perhaps he wasn't personally as leftist in his younger days as many of his colleagues. Just my POV, but I find Three Soldiers on close reading to not be the conventional antiwar novel it is gernerally taken to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.203.64.233 (talk) 01:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)