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* CatharsisFactor: Racist RabbleRouser Owen Abercrombie getting painfully disarmed and then hauled off by the police when he brandishes a gun at an African-American stockbroker.
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* CatharsisFactor: Racist RabbleRouser Owen Abercrombie getting painfully disarmed and then hauled off by the police when he brandishes a gun at an African-American stockbroker. stockbroker is a highlight of ''Death Shall Overcome''.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Pete Nicolls (TheBabyOfTheBunch among the Sloan bankers) and Lucy Lancer (the "witty and perceptive" wife of the chairman of the board) only have a few major roles before being DemotedToExtra, but are among the most popular protagonists for many fans.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Pete Nicolls (TheBabyOfTheBunch among the Sloan bankers) and Lucy Lancer (the "witty and perceptive" wife of the chairman of the board) only have a few major roles before being DemotedToExtra, but are among the most popular protagonists for many fans.
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** While ''Death Shall Overcome'' (written in 1966), doesn't portray the racist coworker of an African-American stockbroker remotely sympathetically, modern readers might be incredulous about how much the guy's bosses let him get away with before finally firing him.
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** While ''Death Shall Overcome'' (written in 1966), doesn't portray the racist coworker of an African-American stockbroker remotely sympathetically, modern readers might be incredulous about how much the guy's seemingly more enlightened bosses let him get away with before finally firing him.
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** In ''Come to Dust'' (written in 1968), several characters are more horrified by the idea that a missing man may be a closet homosexual than by the idea that he's a hit-and-run killer. Granted, it may be more of the fact that he's suspected of picking up teenaged boys in bars (and that he's a college recruiter who regularly comes into contact with underage Ivy League applicants) that really upsets everyone.
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** In ''Come to Dust'' (written in 1968), several characters are more horrified by the idea that a missing man may be a closet homosexual than by the idea that he's a hit-and-run killer. Granted, it may be more of the fact that he's suspected of picking up teenaged boys in bars (and that he's a college recruiter who regularly comes into contact with underage Ivy League applicants) that really upsets everyone.everyone.
* ValuesResonance: Not all of the series has aged well in the decades since its release, but some parts may especially resonate with modern readers.
** ''Death Shall Overcome'' shows how, even in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, institutional racism by non-government actors can still have a worrying impact on people's personal and professional lives (a concern still relevant today) by examining a black banker's efforts to get a Stock Exchange Seat.
** ''Pick Up Sticks'' and ''Brewing Up a Storm'' both have sympathetic characters be dismissive of the idea that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug.
** Some of the problems with absentee slumlords and their treatment of working class tenants that are discussed in ''Ashes to Ashes'' still cause concern.
** In ''Something in the Air'', the wife of a prominent [=CEO=] continues happily working as a news anchor without anyone even hinting at StayInTheKitchen attitudes, with it even being suggested that her husband might give up ''his'' job or at least reduce his responsibilities (albeit not happily) at the end of the book after she gets a better job offer in another city.
* ValuesResonance: Not all of the series has aged well in the decades since its release, but some parts may especially resonate with modern readers.
** ''Death Shall Overcome'' shows how, even in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, institutional racism by non-government actors can still have a worrying impact on people's personal and professional lives (a concern still relevant today) by examining a black banker's efforts to get a Stock Exchange Seat.
** ''Pick Up Sticks'' and ''Brewing Up a Storm'' both have sympathetic characters be dismissive of the idea that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug.
** Some of the problems with absentee slumlords and their treatment of working class tenants that are discussed in ''Ashes to Ashes'' still cause concern.
** In ''Something in the Air'', the wife of a prominent [=CEO=] continues happily working as a news anchor without anyone even hinting at StayInTheKitchen attitudes, with it even being suggested that her husband might give up ''his'' job or at least reduce his responsibilities (albeit not happily) at the end of the book after she gets a better job offer in another city.
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* AcceptableHobbyTargets:
** {{Dry Crusader}}s probably won't like their portrayal in ''Brewing up a Storm'', although it gets more nuanced after the most outspoken crusader is murdered.
** People who like classical music concerts get teased as being an elitist niche in ''Murder Without Icing.''
--> "But it's [a former opera announcer's] voice that everyone associates with the Sloan," objected George Lancer, chairman of the board. Lancer's circle of acquaintances encouraged an unrealistic estimate of the number of people who associated ''Thursday Night at the Symphony'' with anything.
* AcceptablePoliticalTargets:
** Segregationists get hit pretty hard in ''Death Shall Overcome.''
** The right-wing Greek government that recently took power in a military coup doesn't get the most sympathetic of portrayals in ''When in Greece.''
** Ivory tower Puerto Rican independence advocates who haven't given any meaningful thought to the future if their proposal succeed receive little sympathy in ''The Longer the Thread.''
* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
** The sleazy Detroit automobile manufacturing industry in ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' is a field that Thatcher would rather avoid.
** Corrupt doctors who ignore the welfare of their patients and subject them to needless surgery or prescription medicine costs in ''A Stitch in Time.''
** {{Dry Crusader}}s probably won't like their portrayal in ''Brewing up a Storm'', although it gets more nuanced after the most outspoken crusader is murdered.
** People who like classical music concerts get teased as being an elitist niche in ''Murder Without Icing.''
--> "But it's [a former opera announcer's] voice that everyone associates with the Sloan," objected George Lancer, chairman of the board. Lancer's circle of acquaintances encouraged an unrealistic estimate of the number of people who associated ''Thursday Night at the Symphony'' with anything.
* AcceptablePoliticalTargets:
** Segregationists get hit pretty hard in ''Death Shall Overcome.''
** The right-wing Greek government that recently took power in a military coup doesn't get the most sympathetic of portrayals in ''When in Greece.''
** Ivory tower Puerto Rican independence advocates who haven't given any meaningful thought to the future if their proposal succeed receive little sympathy in ''The Longer the Thread.''
* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
** The sleazy Detroit automobile manufacturing industry in ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' is a field that Thatcher would rather avoid.
** Corrupt doctors who ignore the welfare of their patients and subject them to needless surgery or prescription medicine costs in ''A Stitch in Time.''
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** Segregationists get hit pretty hard in ''Death Shall Overcome.''
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** Segregationists get hit pretty hard in ''Death Shall Overcome.''
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** Ivory tower Puerto Rican independence advocates who haven't given any meaningful thought to the future in ''The Longer the Thread.''
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** Ivory tower Puerto Rican independence advocates who haven't given any meaningful thought to the future if their proposal succeed receive little sympathy in ''The Longer the Thread.''
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** The sleazy Detroit automobile manufacturing company in ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' is an organization that Thatcher would rather avoid.
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** The sleazy Detroit automobile manufacturing company industry in ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' is an organization a field that Thatcher would rather avoid.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Death Shall Overcome'', a grandstanding (in the opinion of the main characters) civil rights activist writes an opera honoring generations of oppressed African-Americans. The title of his work is ''Roots'', [[Literatura decade before the release of a generational epic about oppressed Africans with the same title]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Death Shall Overcome'', a grandstanding (in the opinion of the main characters) civil rights activist writes an opera honoring generations of oppressed African-Americans. The title of his work is ''Roots'', [[Literatura [[Literature/{{Roots}} a decade before the release of a generational epic about oppressed Africans with the same title]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Death Shall Overcome'', a grandstanding (in the opinion of the main characters) civil rights atavist writes an opera honoring generations of oppressed African-Americans. The title of his work, a decade before the release of [[Literature/{{Roots}} a generational epic about oppressed Africans with the same title]] as the activist's production, is ''Roots''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Death Shall Overcome'', a grandstanding (in the opinion of the main characters) civil rights atavist activist writes an opera honoring generations of oppressed African-Americans. The title of his work, a work is ''Roots'', [[Literatura decade before the release of [[Literature/{{Roots}} a generational epic about oppressed Africans with the same title]] as the activist's production, is ''Roots''.title]].
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* AcceptableTargets: The authors enjoy criticizing or poking fun at various groups of people in their books, although how serious it is depends on the book.
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* AcceptableTargets: The authors enjoy criticizing or poking fun at various groups of people in their books, although how serious it is depends on the book. AcceptableHobbyTargets:
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* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Death Shall Overcome'', a grandstanding (in the opinion of the main characters) civil rights atavist writes an opera honoring generations of oppressed African-Americans. The title of his work, a decade before the release of [[Literature/{{Roots}} a generational epic about oppressed Africans with the same title]] as the activist's production, is ''Roots''.
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--> "But it's [a former opera announcer's] voice that everyone associates with the Sloan," objected George Lancer, chairman of the board. Lancer's circle of acquaintances encouraged an unrealistic estimate of the number of people who associates associated ''Thursday Night at the Symphony'' with anything.
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* AcceptableTargets: The authors enjoy criticizing or poking fun at various groups of people in their books, although how serious it is depends on the book.
** Segregationists get hit pretty hard in ''Death Shall Overcome.''
** {{Dry Crusader}}s probably won't like their portrayal in ''Brewing up a Storm'', although it gets more nuanced after the most outspoken crusader is murdered.
** People who like classical music concerts get teased as being an elitist niche in ''Murder Without Icing.''
--> "But it's [a former opera announcer's] voice that everyone associates with the Sloan," objected George Lancer, chairman of the board. Lancer's circle of acquaintances encouraged an unrealistic estimate of the number of people who associates ''Thursday Night at the Symphony'' with anything.
* AcceptablePoliticalTargets:
** The right-wing Greek government that recently took power in a military coup doesn't get the most sympathetic of portrayals in ''When in Greece.''
** Ivory tower Puerto Rican independence advocates who haven't given any meaningful thought to the future in ''The Longer the Thread.''
* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
** The sleazy Detroit automobile manufacturing company in ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' is an organization that Thatcher would rather avoid.
** Corrupt doctors who ignore the welfare of their patients and subject them to needless surgery or prescription medicine costs in ''A Stitch in Time.''
** Segregationists get hit pretty hard in ''Death Shall Overcome.''
** {{Dry Crusader}}s probably won't like their portrayal in ''Brewing up a Storm'', although it gets more nuanced after the most outspoken crusader is murdered.
** People who like classical music concerts get teased as being an elitist niche in ''Murder Without Icing.''
--> "But it's [a former opera announcer's] voice that everyone associates with the Sloan," objected George Lancer, chairman of the board. Lancer's circle of acquaintances encouraged an unrealistic estimate of the number of people who associates ''Thursday Night at the Symphony'' with anything.
* AcceptablePoliticalTargets:
** The right-wing Greek government that recently took power in a military coup doesn't get the most sympathetic of portrayals in ''When in Greece.''
** Ivory tower Puerto Rican independence advocates who haven't given any meaningful thought to the future in ''The Longer the Thread.''
* AcceptableProfessionalTargets:
** The sleazy Detroit automobile manufacturing company in ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' is an organization that Thatcher would rather avoid.
** Corrupt doctors who ignore the welfare of their patients and subject them to needless surgery or prescription medicine costs in ''A Stitch in Time.''
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* CatharsisFactor: Racist RabbleRouser Owen Abercrombie getting painfully disarmed and then hauled off by the police when he brandishes a gun at an African-American stockbroker.
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* CatharsisFactor: Racist RabbleRouser Owen Abercrombie getting painfully disarmed and then hauled off by the police when he brandishes a gun at an African-American stockbroker. * ValuesDissonance
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** While ''Death Shall Overcome'' (written in 1966), doesn't portray the racist coworker of an African-American stockbroker remotely sympathetically, modern readers might be incredulous about how much the guy's bosses let him get away with before finally firing him.
** In ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' (written in 1966), corporate whistleblowers are viewed with a disturbing amount of disdain and a cynical belief that they can't possibly be acting out of selflessness.
** In ''Come to Dust'' (written in 1968), several characters are more horrified by the idea that a missing man may be a closet homosexual than by the idea that he's a hit-and-run killer. Granted, it may be more of the fact that he's suspected of picking up teenaged boys in bars (and that he's a college recruiter who regularly comes into contact with underage Ivy League applicants) that really upsets everyone.
** While ''Death Shall Overcome'' (written in 1966), doesn't portray the racist coworker of an African-American stockbroker remotely sympathetically, modern readers might be incredulous about how much the guy's bosses let him get away with before finally firing him.
** In ''Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round'' (written in 1966), corporate whistleblowers are viewed with a disturbing amount of disdain and a cynical belief that they can't possibly be acting out of selflessness.
** In ''Come to Dust'' (written in 1968), several characters are more horrified by the idea that a missing man may be a closet homosexual than by the idea that he's a hit-and-run killer. Granted, it may be more of the fact that he's suspected of picking up teenaged boys in bars (and that he's a college recruiter who regularly comes into contact with underage Ivy League applicants) that really upsets everyone.
