September 10, 2025European Journal of American StudiesOpen Access

“He stopped to lower his window and say hello”: Jonathan Franzen, Neorealism and De-politicized Communitarianism

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Franzen's work illustrates a shift in American fiction under neoliberalism, emphasizing family and community over structural change.
The narrative choices in Franzen's novels display themes of de-politicization, particularly through happy endings that reject deeper critiques of society.
Neorealism, as observed in Franzen's novels, embodies a post-postmodernist tendency with strong authorial presence and mimetism in storytelling.
The tension between political critique and narrative resolution in Franzen's fiction highlights the impact of neoliberalism on contemporary literature.

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Analysis reveals how neorealism reflects neoliberal influences in American fiction, suggesting a shift towards de-politicized narratives in family sagas.

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Aleksandra Zuzanna Leniarska (2024) studied this question.

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Analysis reveals how neorealism reflects neoliberal influences in American fiction, suggesting a shift towards de-politicized narratives in family sagas.

“He stopped to lower his window and say hello”: Jonathan Franzen, Neorealism and De-politicized Communitarianism

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“He stopped to lower his window and say hello”: Jonathan Franzen, Neorealism and De-politicized Communitarianism

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