![]() ![]() ![]() We no longer sacrifice animals or our fellow humans but we do sacrifice our time.Īt the beginning of the story, the central character, Shadow is released early from prison because his wife, Laura, had been killed in a car crash. The new gods come out of new obsessions like the Internet, media, wealth and conspiracy theories. Our mythologies set the boundaries of our culture, and paradoxically, as our culture changes, our gods sacrifice their immortality. The old gods like Odin, Anubis and Mad Sweeney, a leprechaun, had been brought to America by various settlers over the eons. ![]() Neil Gaiman spins a far fetched tale of old gods and new gods, preparing for a battle in America. “It’s a good thing to be a god.” said Shadow. He seemed to be about to say something, and then he slumped back in his seat, and looked down at the menu and said, “So?” American Gods…the bear doesn’t have much to do with the book but it does sport an American flag ![]()
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