Which of the following was not an example of the affirmative cultural nationalism characteristic of the late 1930s?

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While George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid, Thomas Hart Benton's paintings, and James Agee's photojournalism all celebrated American culture and identity, John Dos Passos's The 42nd Parallel was a critical commentary on American society and the failures of capitalism. Therefore, it does not fit with the affirmative cultural nationalism characteristic of the late 1930s.

Which of the Following Was Not an Example of the Affirmative