SOURCE: White, Frederic R. Introduction to Looking Backward: 2000-1887, by Edward Bellamy, pp. v-xxviii. Chicago, Ill.: Packard and Co., 1946.
In the following essay, White asserts that Looking Backward is an important and unique novel in American literature and explores the three main elements that he believes contribute to its popularity: namely, that it is a romantic novel, that it portrays a realistic criticism of society, and that it dramatizes the concept of equality.
This is a free excerpt of 73 words. There are 7,884 words (approx.
26 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Looking Backward: 2000-1887: Critical Essay by Frederic R. White Access Pass.
