This Present Darkness (Darkness Set, #1) (1986) | How Woke Is It?

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This Present Darkness (Darkness Set, #1)1986

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What We Think

This Present Darkness is about as non-woke as it gets. The book champions faith, traditional morality, and clear-cut good vs. evil, with no trace of forced representation or identity-first characters. It brazenly pushes back against the modern woke tide.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

This Present Darkness is remarkably rooted in its narrative integrity. Characters are developed through personal conviction and faith rather than identity checkboxes. The plot isn’t contorted to insert diversity or modern identity talking points. It’s refreshingly straightforward, prioritizing character, plot, and suspense.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The book strongly reinforces traditional religious values, portrays family as vital, and treats masculinity and faith with respect. Instead of pathologizing these foundations, it lionizes them. There’s no attempt to revise history or undermine culture, if anything, it’s staunchly on the non-woke side of the spectrum.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews, namely secular or new age beliefs, are present, but they definitely get the villain treatment. There’s not much pluralism in perspective. Still, this is the polar opposite of woke monoculture, it’s ideological, just not in the ‘progressive’ sense.

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