What does American Gods say?

Shadow was sentenced to three years in prison. After he got out of prison, he met a mysterious man named "Wednesday", who claimed to be a fraudster and needed bodyguards. But in fact "Wednesday" is the legendary ancient god "Odin". Odin came to North America in the 9th century with the Norwegian dream of an early Viking explorer. He is just one of countless gods in America.

Shadow then met Odin's brother, the cunning God Loki, the goddess Bast, the holy cat from Egypt, Nuo Ze Berg, the Slavic god of darkness and death, Nancy, the god of deception from West Africa, Gary, the god of destruction in Hinduism, Anubis, the god of the underworld in Egyptian mythology, Esther, the god of dawn in Anglo-Saxon mythology, and so on.

The rise of these new gods has squeezed old gods's living space. God's power comes from human worship and belief. Without believers, old gods lost his divine power and became an ordinary person, and some even fell to the bottom of society. At the same time, sensing Mr. Wednesday's threat, the new gods also extended their claws to the shadow. The war between the old and the new gods is inevitable.

Extended data:

The play is adapted from neil gaiman's novel American Gods. After it came out, it won many awards, including the nebula award as a science fiction novel, the nebula award as a horror novel and the Bramstock award as a fantasy novel. On the one hand, it shows that the novel is of excellent quality and has won all major awards. On the other hand, it shows that the novel is rich in content, including elements such as science fiction, fantasy and horror.

The play combines philosophical speculation and curiosity and is very attractive. Let people watch the full screen of violence and raise their thinking on contradictions to the philosophical level. The contradiction between newcomers who immigrated to the United States and Native Americans, the conflict between agricultural age and industrial age, and the hegemony of religious belief and science and technology can all be summarized by the contradiction between New God and old gods.

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Meishen-Baidu Encyclopedia