User:AidanKenn

I am an aspiring novelist and college student living in New York City. I am currently at work on a novel that explores issues of political identity, corporate greed, and environmental decay through the eyes of a young man struggling to find himself and his purpose in a world where the hopes and passions of young people are increasingly threatened by economic instability, carnivorous capitalism, and most of all, apathy. Central also to the novel's themes is that of the unprecedented and increasing availability of information via an ever-widening internet, and what effects this availability may be having on our general consciousness in terms of awareness and responsibility. Among the writers who have influenced my approach most are David Foster Wallace, Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon, Hunter S. Thompson, Jorge Luis Borges, Kurt Vonnegut, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I believe that the role of the artist in today's world is to fully address the political and social problems that plague our chances for progress towards a world free of war, greed, hunger, and disparity of all kinds. I write short stories and poetry as well, and, having spent extensive time alongside the brave participants of Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park since its inception, am also at work on a subjectively-based journalistic account of my experiences there. I am also deeply passionate about music, both playing and listening, and among my favorite bands/artists are The Clash, Van Morrison, The Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, Love, The Zombies, Cursive, and Radiohead.

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