Themes and inspirations Themes Sylvie Mathé notes that Styron's "position" in the writing of this novel was made clear in his contemporary interviews and essays, in the latter case, in particular "Auschwitz", "Hell Reconsidered", and "A Wheel of Evil Come Full Circle", and quotes Alvin Rosenfeld's summary of Styron's position, where Rosenfeld states that:Rosenfeld, Alvin H. (1979) "The Holocaust According to William Styron," Midstream, Vol. 25, No. 10 (December), pp. 43-49.
themes and inspirations themes sylvie mathé notes that styron's "position" in the writing of this novel was made clear in his contemporary interviews and essays in the latter case in particular "auschwitz" "hell reconsidered" and "a wheel of evil come full circle" and quotes alvin rosenfeld's summary of styron's position where rosenfeld states thatrosenfeld alvin h (1979) "the holocaust according to william styron" midstream vol 25 no 10 (december) pp 43-49