The nature of this paper will be to analyze the different themes that reside in the book Ragtime by E.L. Doctrow. The themes of analysis will to uncover his style of fiction in the respect that it is not fiction, but a non-factual representation of what really happened in New York in this time period. Also, other books will be mentioned that the writer has done to this effect and will further reveal the nature of his writing style. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.