| Show IDEALS DEALS OF AMERICA charming Cli anning pollock noted author of plays is delivering a lecture which discusses the great number iiii of novels il stories and plays which dwell on the subjects of crime and sex he finds that the tendency amon amona g the writers of this literature is to ridicule and depreciate heroism and the substantial virtues while sophistication is considered the most desirable end he thinks that america is full of penh who are toiling toll ing hard for worthy ends and ehst our dily UP has innumerable examples of heroic qualities he thinks our literature should glorify the these se qualities but the sophisticated ca writers of these lays days ignore and sentiment while dwell on the seamy side of life they think their think their mission is to debunk life and show how much kiich hypocrisy there is in virtue if our novels plays and films exalt virtue an and d self denial ond rood good citizenship they encourage people to develop these qualities rut put if chev convey the irlea idea that virtue is ia largely a myth that those who pretend to moral conducts are usually rotten qt it heart and that anyone is entitled to satisfy his hip own desires regardless of the effect on oil the community eunit y then people will imitate this cynics cynical and lawless point of f view I 1 i the idea is entertained by many that people are entitled to havo have all their desires filfli lid regardless whether those desires are worthy or fi hot 0 t it is said that the cedres repression of desire tends to distort peoples people Ys mentalities lf if that theory is correct any thief who zees sees a diamond ring in ina a window should bo entitled to break that window ana the ring and run its about time to do something to counteract that p abi nc of view unless people are persuaded to cultivate self s e restraint to refrain from conduct harmful to the community and to find their s satisfactions atis factions in interests other than aban money the world will he be going backward instead of forward |
