Compare And Contrast The Day Of The Locust

Both authors view the time of 1940s in some similar ways. In 1940s, California was described as a dream land and a land of opportunity. The literature and film industries of the Los Angeles showed conspicuous stability during the war period. Especially Los Angeles had an image of the opportunity and success. In Nathanael West's book, The Day of the Locust, the story starts with the actors marching with various Middle-Age costumed soldiers in the Hollywood (West, pg. 59). Massive number of people came to Hollywood waiting to be hired or be hired already. The main character, also similar to those actors, Todd Hackett, seeks love, job, and his future in the Hollywood. All characters in the Day of the Locust come to Hollywood with certain hopes