The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle (2008) | How Woke Is It?

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The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle2008

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What We Think

This is a non-woke book through and through. “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” focuses on story, character, and tradition. You won’t find heavy-handed modern messaging or forced virtue signaling here, just good old-fashioned storytelling.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The novel centers on family drama, personal struggle, and coming-of-age themes, with characters driven by motivations and circumstance rather than identity box-checking. There is no sign that the story was bent out of shape for modern ideological concerns.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional elements like family loyalty, rural American values, and moral dilemmas are front and center. Masculinity, hardship, and generational ties are explored respectfully, with no sense of cultural self-flagellation or agenda-driven subversion.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While the story doesn't go out of its way to champion traditionalist counterpoints, it also doesn't villainize dissent, nor does it preach uniformity. Characters actually have meaningful moral conflict rooted in their circumstances.

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