To begin I will discuss Henry Perowne’s thought processes and general worldview in terms of his representation of science within the novel. To prove the validity of my argument I will examine the protagonist, and central figure of the novel, Henry Perowne, as well as his daughter, Daisy. In this essay I will respond to this assertion by arguing the opposite, I argue that Saturday does not represent the merging of art and science but rather the separation and distancing of the two disciplines, for the purposes of this essay I will narrow my examination of art to specifically literature. Instead of the traditional divisions, rivalries and even hostilities between the arts and science… Saturday is representative of the merging of these parallel discourses. Ian McEwan’s novel, Saturday (2005), is part of the new momentum between the sciences and the humanities giving rise to the interdisciplinary study of the mind-cognitive science. In Susan Green’s Consciousness and Ian McEwan’s Saturday: “What Henry Knows” she argues that: McEwan also contributes thought provoking commentary on the relationship between literature and science. Ian McEwan’s Saturday is an interpretation of life in post 9/11 Britain rising sociopolitical tensions intertwined with an upper-class British family, and a string of unfortunate events, makes for an intriguing interpretation of themes such as international security, terrorism, and political involvement. Science and Literature at Odds: Ian McEwan’s Saturday
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