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WHAT IS THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA? When the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt bv a landslide in the 1940 presidential election, fear invaded every Jewish household in America. Not only had Lindbergh, in a nationwide radio address, publicly blamed the Jews for selfishly pushing America towards a pointless war with Nazi Germany, but, upon taking office as the thirty-third president of the United States, he negotiated a cordial 'understanding' with Adolf Hitler, whose conquest of Europe and whose virulent anti- Semitic policies he appeared to accept without difficulty. What then followed in America is the historical setting for this startling new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Roth, who recounts what it was like for his Newark family — and for a million such families all over the country - during the menacing years of the Lindbergh presidency, when American citizens who happened to be Jews had every reason to expect the worst. --front flap
Is The Plot Against America appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This alternate history explores antisemitism and fascism in 1940s America through a Jewish family's experience. While violence is implicit rather than graphic, the psychological terror and political persecution create mature thematic content.
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This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include antisemitism, fascism, and political violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens interested in alternate history and understanding how fascism impacts ordinary families will find this thought-provoking.