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One of the peculiar instances which was provided in this novel is that of the police order.
The author reiterated the fact that it was the primary responsibility of the police to arrest the
addicted junkies, the dissidents, the homosexuals and the criminals. In the event that such
criminals ceased to exist from the society, then the police would also cease to survive as their
very survival is dependent on the fact on how many criminals they are able to apprehend in a
day.
In this regard, it can be seen that the main theme of the “Nova Express” was that of
control exhibited by the very aspect of culture. The culture of any society is developed by the
activities of the individuals themselves. However, once such culture is established, it, in turn,
exhibits a significant control over the lives of the people, dictating to them the kind of life they
should lead and how it should be led. Thus, the novel is significant to understand the importance
of culture as centered in the society.
Literary map of Desert Solitaire
Edward Abbey (1990), an American writer, published Desert Solitaire as an
autobiography in the year 1968. The book is a travel account of Abbey as he goes exploring in
the Colorado Plateau area situated in the desert of Southwestern United States of America. He
describes the flora or the plant life he sees around him, the animal life and the individual
inhabitants in the place before the advent of tourism or industrialization.
The significance of the novel lies in the fact that the author, had chosen a desert
environment in order to talk about the flora and fauna. Any living organism needs nutrients,
sunlight, water and air to survive. However, from amongst these, the nutrients and water are hard
to come by in a desert. Deserts are hot or cold dry areas, surrounded by nothing apart from sand

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