6/1/2023 0 Comments Kingsley amis novel 1954![]() Who is Jim Dixon? He’s a lecturer at a provincial English university, one of the many post World War II veterans shuffled into academia to help support the expansion of university enrollment following the war. Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim (1954) is a story of extreme irritation, perhaps rage, at the academic status quo as displayed by protagonist Jim Dixon. ![]() What value does it have despite higher education being a profitable industry worth billions of dollars in endowments? Especially if the students graduate not being any more educated, nor the faculty and staff have any pure interest in what they’re teaching. It seems that pretension and bogus studies have taken precedent over material that should help enlighten and civilize the student. In recent years there have been complaints about both the university environment and the standard of education being provided. ![]()
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