Essays Tagged: "American literature"

Anyalization of Pearl from the "Scarlet Letter"

One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American literature wasNathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote stories that opposed the ideas of Transc ...

(5 pages) 138 0 3.4 Nov/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Herman Melville's response to Nathaniel Hawthorne

Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne are two of the most influential authors in American Literature. Both men wrote about similar themes, creating great admiration between them. Th ... and inspired him to write Moby-Dick, a dramatic novel that has proved to be one of the greatest in American Literature. Moby-Dick explores the element of tragedy and how one must pursue dreams relent ...

(5 pages) 99 1 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The setting and its impact as seen in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper"

In many pieces of American literature, it seems all too often that we simply skim through a piece to learn the plot an ...

(5 pages) 289 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Author Website Evaluation Assignment of "Mississippi Writers Page" at http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/

s of published works, by year, by places, and also by genre associated with authors.In the realm of American literature, William Faulkner was more than simply a renowned Mississippi writer and the Nob ... "A Rose for Emily" that would one day be recognized as among the greatest novels ever written by an American.William Faulkner was born in 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi, but grew up spending most of ...

(4 pages) 126 0 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Report on American Literature in general

ture that no generalizations could be made about it. Three characteristics seem to stand out.First, American literature reflects beliefs and traditions that come from the nation's frontier days. The p ... s frontier days. The pioneer ideals of self-reliance and independence appear over and over again in American writings. Authors have great respect for the value and importance of the individual. They t ...

(8 pages) 642 1 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Why I don't have a hero

An essay on standards of a hero and why no one in my life fits them American LiteratureWhat is a hero? Does one have to have superpowers, special abilities or incredibl ...

(3 pages) 84 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Light and Darkness in the Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

iel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is one of the most analyzed and most discussed literary works in American literature and for good reason. Hawthorne's ambiguity and his intense use of symbols have m ...

(3 pages) 88 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

James Fenimore Cooper and the growth of American Literature

d with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!-America the Beautiful, Katherine Lee BatesThe growth of American Literature was further developed in the era of American Romanticism. In this period, stirri ... , stirrings of national consciousness appeared more and more strongly with the emergence of a truly American literature. During this time, as Americans began to understand the meaning of being 'Americ ...

(4 pages) 124 1 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Symbollism in Hawthorne's"The Scarlett Letter"

bolism literature is just a bunch of meaningless words on paper. The most symbolic piece of work in American Literature is Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne's use of symbolism in The ... use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter is one of the most significant contributions to the rise of American Literature.Much of Hawthorne's symbolism is very hard to find but several symbols are also ...

(2 pages) 82 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ralph Waldo Emerson - Properly Acknowledged

Ralph Waldo Emerson certainly took his place in the history of American Literature . He lived in a time when romanticism was becoming a way of thinking and beginni ... and Robert Frost.'. No doubt, Ralph Waldo Emerson was an astute and intellectual man who influenced American Literature and has rightly received the credit that he deserves from historians. He has bee ... y received the credit that he deserves from historians. He has been depicted as a leading figure in American thought and literature, or at least ranks up there with the very best. But there is so much ...

(4 pages) 107 0 3.7 Apr/1993

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American Literature.There are so many characters in this book that I can't name all of them. Here ar ...

(5 pages) 87 1 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Nature as Reflected in American Literature. Speaks of work by Plato, Twain, Melville, Bryant, andThoreau

s.' In theory, as an object becomes closer ideal it also becomes a better subject for the artist. American artists in particular have been given an invaluable opportunity to explore this realm of th ... have been given an invaluable opportunity to explore this realm of the Platonic ideal. Because the American continent and its wilderness was primarily unsullied by the ravages of civilization, the na ...

(4 pages) 130 0 3.5 Jun/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Comparison of "Catcher In The Rye" by Salinger And "The Adventures of Huck Finn" by Mark Twain

The forthcoming of American literature proposes two distinct Realistic novels portraying characters which are tested wi ... vels portraying characters which are tested with a plethora of adventures. In this essay, two great American novels are compared: The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain and The Catcher In The Rye b ...

(5 pages) 119 0 3.8 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Human Nature exposed in the single-most important piece of American Literature, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain

More than a century ago, Mark Twain probably composed the single-most important piece of American Literature to ever be composed. This work, widely known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Fi ...

(6 pages) 83 1 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

"The Grapes of Wrath", by Steinbeck - Critical Analysis

Many writers in American literature try to instill the philosophy of their choosing into their reader. This is often ... that they own, and combine them into a grouping of a larger, more important soul (220).America and American literature was founded on the spirit of necessity of the individual. But Steinbeck disagree ... mbined soul (Grapes 2).Steinbeck's theory of the collective soul goes against the foundation of the American system. This theory in American society is that the thoughts and rights of the individual, ...

(9 pages) 172 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

Nathaniel Hawthorne's symbols in "The house of seven gables".

American Literature reflects life, and the struggles that we faceduring our existence. The great ...

(11 pages) 156 0 3.9 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Moral Struggle. It traces American theme of moral struggle through Modernism, citing JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, and through Realism with WD Howells's Editha.

Several themes are found throughout history in American Literature. American authors, over time, have written about a hugely diverse pool of topics ... ng meaning in a serious work of literature, such as moral struggle, individualism, the unknown, the American dream, or coming of age. An author's perspective often influences the theme of a story. The ... oughout the literary eras, authors, historical events, and society, it will be apparent that modern American authors of the 21st century still have the same views as the early settlers of the New Worl ...

(7 pages) 181 0 4.4 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Civil Disobedience" vs "Huck Finn" (a contrast between authors and ideas)

Henry David Thoreau was without a doubt one of the most influential authors of American literature. He was a non-fiction writer that wrote many pieces (most of which were essays.) ... life experiences. In Civil Disobedience, Thoreau explains the reasons behind his disapproval of the American government. Mark Twain was another writer during a somewhat later time period than Thoreau. ... otally different backgrounds.In Civil Disobedience, Thoreau expresses his strong disapproval of the American government. He even makes the following statement: "the best government is the one that gov ...

(2 pages) 84 0 3.7 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Essay on Huck Finn, by Mark Twain. Relationship between Huck and Jim was nothing more than an alliance of two people, who run away from the society for one simple reason - to be free.

PARTNERS."Huck Finn" is a masterpiece of the American literature, written by Samuel Clemens, whom is well know under a pen name Mark Twain. Throu ...

(3 pages) 123 1 3.4 Jun/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Flannery O'Connor: Comparison Between Three Short Stories and The Meaning of Nature and Grace

taries) that is still studied, and O'Connor is considered to be one of the most important voices in American literature. (www.atlantagames.com/south/dixie/flannery.htm)Mary Flannery O'Connor was not j ...

(18 pages) 362 0 4.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers