The process of writing an essay on American literature should begin with the creation of an outline. The structure lists the essential points you want to cover in the paper and provides you with a framework you will use to write it.
The finished result should adhere to the initial list. However, you can modify it if you find new matters you want to discuss.
Without a clear outline, your American literature essay may appear weak and disconnected. A work that has one will appear more interesting and convincing, even if it contains the same ideas.
When writing an outline for an essay, you should first list all of the ideas that come to your mind when thinking of the topic.
They do not necessarily have to be contained solely within the work. For example, you can research the author’s life and identify a connection between his ideas and romanticism.
Then, you will reduce the number of ideas by folding some of them into other, related ones as lesser mentions. Lastly, organize the order in which you will cover the topics so that it follows a logical progression.
Here are some tips for your outline creation:
Always include an introduction and conclusion into your outline. They are critical elements for a literature essay.
When writing critical essays on American literature, try to associate each major point with an external piece of evidence.
Try to choose your themes so that they are connected. This will make it easier to maintain a progression between different topics.
Choose your titles and subtitles so that they are clear and concise.
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Introduction The late 19th Century heralded an unprecedented wave of oppression for the Black Americans and thus they had to come up with ways of countering it, albeit silently. They could not voice their concerns honestly or without fear, and thus they had to mask their feelings and pretend that they were all right. In […]
Book Summary In the introductory section of the book, Beatriz Dujovne discusses the history of tango which is now regarded as the most popular dances in the history of the twentieth century. The author challenges the historical myth according to which tango was created by people who could represent the criminal world or the lower […]
Introduction The story under analysis is The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud, one of the most famous American Jewish authors of modern literature whose stories “possess uncommon staying power” (Bluestone 403) as they are still actual. The story comes from the collection of 13 short novels.”‘The Magic Barrel’ is the title story of a collection […]
Poets are known for their outstanding poetic styles as well as their core concerns in the society. As one specializes in poetry, chances are that as a poet he or she will evaluate the various available styles and finally settle on the one they consider the best. The same poet will also tend to be […]
James Baldwin is one of the greatest writers of the Civil Rights era. His words are like beautiful lyrics that attract readers from all walks of life. He knows how to choose the right words to describe a complex problem. He paints an image with a few strokes, and he does not need to write […]
In the modern globalizing world everything becomes bigger, moves closer together. The life, information and knowledge become more available, things that were out of reach before are now easy to get. Everything moves faster. Globalization in the political, economic, and cultural spheres of our life has created a massive impact and influenced the whole idea […]
Introduction Written by the American author Anne Tyler, the short story “Teenage Wasteland” depicts how an education and social system destroys rather than saving children in their adolescent phase of human development. While the choices of Donny are depicted as an example of the wrong choices that most adolescents make, the role of parents, teachers […]
Nowadays, it is not a difficult task to find a literary source that may capture the reader’s attention in several seconds. However, the worth and quality of such sources cannot be checked and proved the same easy way. Recently, I got a chance to read a book by Lauren Redniss, Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: […]
War has always been a great tragedy for all people. It has been the constant companion of humanity. However, this accompaniment was not joyful. Million of deaths, destroyed cities and countries are just some of the disasters which war brings. However, each meaningful event in the history of humanity gives a great motivation for the […]
Reading Summary The chapters from 12 to 20 in the book “The Martyred” by Richard Kim are connected by one general topic – the concept of truth. Each character of the story has his own position and tries to define the truth taking into consideration personal concerns and ideas. The narrator of the story, Captain […]
Reading Summary “The Martyred” is the novel written by Richard Kim about the Korean War and its consequences on the religious life. The first eleventh chapters of the story introduce the main character, Captain Lee, and describe his relations with his friend, Park, the ways of how they achieve the current military positions, and the […]
The theme of love is probably one of the most indefinable and elusive topics around the whole world. People are free to have their own understanding of love, consider their own experiences to give a kind of explanation of love, and use their own ideas to share their expectations from love. In 1981, Raymond Carver, […]
The Fat Girl is a short story created by American writer Andre Dubus in 1995. On the one hand, it is an ordinary story about a girl, Louise, who has problems with her weight, and who cannot find the necessary portion of understanding with her parents and friends. On the other hand, The Fat Girl […]
Introduction In her narrative “Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl,” Harriet Jacobs attempts to describe the role of ‘the home’ in the lives of black slaves, their children and white masters in the American South. While it is evident that the major themes are slavery, gender inequality, and domesticity, it is imperative to […]
Flannery O’Connor came from a very religious Catholic family, and this factor has influenced her career as a writer and her works. The books by Flannery O’Connor are designed to explore various dimensions of faith and religion, a different understanding of sin and virtue, and the impacts religiousness or atheism can make on people. “Wise […]
The book, A Boy No More, by Harry Mazer, is about a young man called Adam Pelko who has to live with the trauma of the Pearl Harbor attack, where he lost his father in the US Arizona ship. Upon relocation to San Diego, alongside his sister and mother, the young man is faced with […]
Introduction Nisa: The life and words of a! Kung woman is a novel about a! A Kung woman that the author uses to conduct her research about the people of northwest Botswana in Africa. As the story begins, the author gives the audience an overview of her research and her expectations. She describes the people […]
The ‘Wilderness Boy’ is a historical book wrote to bring into picture the consequences of the Revolution. It takes place in the eighteenth century specifically during colonial North America. Margery tries to bring out the conflicts a young boy faces when he is forced into adulthood that has wars all over at only the age […]
Introduction Written by Ray Bradbury as a fictitious masterpiece novel, Fahrenheit 451 underscores pertinent censorship issues in the contemporary United States of America. Apparently, the censorship issues that bedeviled the American society of the 1950s are the same elements tormenting the 21st Century society. In the novel, firefighters have only one responsibility, viz. to start […]
The book called “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall” by Fadiman explores the views upon the illness and its nature from the anthropologic point of view comparing various healing techniques practiced by the professionals of Western Medicine and the shamans of the Hmong people from Laos living in the USA. In the story of […]
The story is about four children. These are Vanessa, Buzz, Jane, and Carter. They are shipwrecked on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. This starts after a 5-day boat expedition in Hawaii is foiled by an unexpected storm. The new stepsiblings are caught in the middle of the storm as they try to abandon […]
Account for Huck’s ability to lye his way out of scrapes Huckleberry Finn is an interesting character who is shown to be witty and smart. Even though he has had a hard time in his childhood, he has still learned a few things on the way. A particular “talent” that he has is to lie […]
Walter Whitman was an American poet and journalist. He is remembered for his free verse style of poetry, humanist principles, and opposition to slavery, and big political concerns. Most of his poems are based on humanitarian themes and issues affecting humanity. The poem 1861 is no exception. In the poem, he uses an omnipresent speaker […]
Introduction Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us is the book devoted to the research of the drivers of human behavior and motivation. Daniel H. Pink, the author of the book, presents the results of his own research on the topic and explains his self-determination theory (SDT). The ideas introduced in his book are […]
Published in 1973, ‘Everyday Use’ is a repeatedly anthologized short story which is studied and appreciated on a wide scale. This short story is written by Alice Walker, which got published in her short story collection – ‘In Love and Trouble.’ The story revolves around three core characters and their perspective on family heritage. This […]
In American culture, the color red symbolizes faithfulness and a medium of communication. In the short story, ‘The Red Convertible’ by writer Louise Erdrich, the red color is associated with the bond of brotherhood through a red Oldsmobile that they had bought together in their youth. The story revolves around the relationship of the two […]
Introduction Self-transformation and self-reflection are critical parts of heroic journeys in literature. Often, heroes fail to succeed, but their experiences provide philosophical insights into the essence of personal reflection journeys. In this paper, I explore “Wild,” a hiking memoir of Cheryl Strayed, as she embarks on a 1,100-mile journey through the Pacific Crest trail “to […]
Max Adeler’s short story “A Desperate Adventure” dwells upon an important issue concerning the life and death. Notably, the author is famous for his “mental pictures” of men and women who make the reader laugh or cry (“Max Adeler’s Return” 7). The story in question contains both components as it seems very sad at the […]
Talking about the relationships between Americans and the Natives has never been easy, mostly because of the notorious historic events that took place during the colonization of America, and the following misunderstandings between the Native Americans and the descendants of the colonists that took place afterward. There is no need to remind of the conditions […]
Introduction Fight Club brings into perspective many issues that affect contemporary society. Themes such as consumerism, materialism, fatherliness, capitalism, rebellion, and conformity dominate the setting of the play. This study focuses on the issue of capitalism that is exhibited through the power struggle in the novel. The narrator highlights the issue of capitalism as the […]
The differences in women and men’s perceptions of themselves and each other are discussed in Susan Glaspell’s one-act play “Trifles” (1916) where the author focuses on the problem with references to the aspects of gender. The social opposition of women and men is represented in the play with the help of describing the differences in […]
Introduction The similarity between a beast and a human being is striking. Despite centuries of progress and the ability to think abstractly, there is still a remnant of the beast within every single person. The essence of being human is, therefore, not to get rid of it entirely, but to be able to control it […]
Mark Salzman’s book Iron and Silk, discusses the experiences he faced in China as a teacher. It is necessary to note that he had learned a lot about Chinese culture before he went to that country. However, Salzman had realized that the Chinese culture was different from that of his home country only after he […]
Percival Everett is a unique writer. He differentiates himself from the other African-American writers by focusing his work on commercialization of literary culture. The book challenges the shibboleths of American culture and literature. It calls for an alternative to the commercialization of literary literature. The novel is funny. It engages readers through its playful jokes […]
Introduction The book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien reflects on the relationship between Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, who is in Vietnam and a lady referred to as Martha from New Jersey. This reflective treatise explores the setting and situation in the book “The Things They Carried” about the main characters. Also, the paper identifies […]
Leslie Morgan Steiner speaks about her book Crazy Love, and her personal story of being a battered wife in a TED talk lasting 15 minutes and 57 seconds. She discusses the way that women feel trapped by abusive relationships, and fearful of leaving. She makes a very strong case that women who do leave actually […]
Introduction Toni Morrison tells a story of coming home. Her protagonist and his sister have to make a long trip to their home as well as to their selves. Frank had loads of terrifying experiences during the war and in his postwar life. His sister, Cee, almost died, and this experience also made her reconsider […]
William Faulkner’s short story A Rose for Emily explores the experiences of a woman who cannot adjust to the evolving social and cultural environment. The author focuses on the life of Emily Grierson who once belonged to the Southern aristocracy; however, she is forced to adjust to the changes that American society underwent. More importantly, […]
“Mending Wall” is the opening poem in Robert Frost’s collection of poems North of Boston (Frost 11-13). The collection was first published in 1914 when the poet was forty years old, revealing two decades of development of poetic elegance (Wallace 2). Unlike the other poems in the book, “Mending Wall” playfully presents the mind of […]
Dialogue is a very powerful force. Socrates, the Ancient Greek philosopher, knew the power of dialogue when he described it as a tool for uncovering the truth. Discussions and debates lead us to change our beliefs and questioning our deeply held assumptions. In her novel Song of the Hummingbird, Limon provides the reader with an […]
Introduction Percival Everett’s book Erasure is one of the eye-opening literary works as it shed light on stereotypes and true experiences of African American people whose lives can be very different. The novel is a story of an African American writer, Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison whose intellectual works are rejected by publishers who say that the […]
Attitude is the feeling that the persona has towards the subject matter, especially as revealed through the tone he or she uses to talk about the subject matter. It may be negative or positive depending on the message or the nature of the topic the persona wishes to address. However, the words negative and positive […]
In the poem If I close my eyes, Nancy Levin (2011) explores various issues that are related to people’s experiences and their worldviews. In particular, the author focuses on the complexity of human memory which is often unreliable. This is one of the questions that are of great interest to this poet because she wants […]
This book tackles some of the major issues that globalization has brought. It addresses issues such as the increase in global interdependence the liberalization of financial markets. The book also mentions the place of immigrant workers in the global economic cities and their contribution to the global economy. I find myself agreeing with most of […]
People have endured a lot of turmoil throughout their history. There have been many periods of the reign of inhumanity and vice. The Nazi rule was one of such inhumane periods in the history of Europe. Millions of innocent people were tortured and murdered. Bruno Bettelheim (1960) notes that many of those deaths could have […]
Summary The Jungle by Uptown Sinclair was published in the year 1906. In the book, Sinclair depicts an immigrant family that had just emigrated from Lithuania to America in pursuit of better living conditions. Before they departed their native country, they believed that many opportunities awaited them in the USA. As such, they expected their […]
Introduction The book ‘A good man is to Find’ is one among the many fictional short stories of O’Connor and was first published in the 1950s. It is regarded as a fictional story because it displays all the characteristics of this feature as it can be seen from the way characters have been depicted and […]
Introduction Written by Margret Mitchell and first released in 1936, Gone with the Wind is a diachronic and sentimental fiction novel. Mitchell mainly focuses on the lifestyle of rich and gender biases of the indigenous people of Atlanta and Georgia immediately before the Civil War in 1961, through the war, to the Reconstruction epoch that […]
Introduction Jon Krakauer, the author of the novel into the wild, explores the entire life of a young man. Krakauer explores the main character, Chris McClandess’ determination to live a life free from oppression, which underscores the theme of ultimate freedom. After graduating from the University of Emery in Atlanta, McClandess decides to pursue his […]
The Swimmer is one of the short stories written by John Cheever, where the ideas presented at the beginning reasonably kicks off, but they happen to turn into total surrealism. One of the main character who is presented as Ned happened to have been lounging more on his friends’ swimming pool where he unusually thought […]
Life is full of struggles which are inevitable to every human being. Growing up is a process in life that requires someone to make decisions and be ready to take full responsibility for all the consequences that emanate from the decisions made. Updike in the short story “A & P” uses Sammy, a teenager who […]
“Dead is so Last Year” is the third and strangest book in the “Dead” series by the writer Marlene Perez. In the book, the Giordano sisters are feeling excited that at last, they have a break from the burden of having to go to school daily (Perez, 2). It is summer, and they are alone […]
John Grogan’s international bestseller “Marley: A Dog Like No Other” is suited for children of all ages, and it tells the story of a young puppy, Marley, who quickly develops a big personality, boundless energy, and becomes the troublemaker in the homestead. Grogan describes Marley as always causing problems. Sometimes he steals food from the […]
Introduction America is one of the countries in the world that has a rich history. Recorded history traces the origin of the country to the expulsion of the Red Indians from their land by the white men from England. Recorded history is of the view that the American country was initially occupied by the native […]
Introduction Shelley’s writings have received numerous analyses from different scholars and students of this great writer. One of such works is Ode to the West Wind. People like H.B Forman have noted this poem talks in part about Shelley’s emotional background while Professor Hthe.C. Pancoast has interpreted it from the environment in which it is […]
Introduction This paper analyses family matters and power relations in Angela Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and August Wilson’s Fences. These two stories, even though they tackle different issues, relationships between and among family members and power relations, come out clearly. In comparing these two stories, the paper analyses the use of plot the […]
Various voices have contributed to the issue of American freedom and the accompanying hardships. One of such voices is Patrick Henry who uttered this famous phrase over two hundred years ago, “give me liberty or give me death” (Heerak 45). Since then, this phrase has been used in various forms of struggles including the struggle […]
Summary The Big Squeeze by Steven Greenhouse focuses on how American workers have earned less income despite their hard work (Greenhouse, 2008). In the book, the author illustrates how employers in the last three years have benefited at the expense of their workers. Equally, the author analyses several case studies to demonstrate how inappropriate tax […]
The story of Henrietta Lacks highlights the importance of ethical principles in scientific research. Moreover, it shows that modern scholars have to pay much more attention to the rights of an individual. It should be noted that the cells of this woman were used to develop an immortal cell line, and it was important for […]
The two poems look at the burdens associated with an issue of being an illegal immigrant in the country. Gary laments on how his boss treated him as an illegal Mexican in America in Mexicans begin jogging, yet he was an American citizen of the Mexican origin. In the poem he recalls how the border […]
Once upon a time, all frogs used to live a happy life in a swamp. The swamp was very marshy and therefore provided a perfect home for all of them. The frogs were so happy that they did not care about anything or anybody in their lives. Those that lived near them neither troubled them […]
Morrison’s Beloved provides a literary account on African-American tradition that allows the author to create an intense representation and analysis of slavery in American history. At this point, Morrison implicitly criticizes historical and ritual methods based on healing and spiritual influence that shapes the basis of upbringing. From this viewpoint, the author reconstructs the conceptual […]
Introduction One of the reasons why the short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman has traditionally been referred to as such that constitutes a high literary and philosophical value is that it contributed towards advocating the legitimacy of psychiatry as a newly emerged medical science. At the same time, Gilman’s story represented a […]
The story How to Write a War Story by Tim O’Brien is a definitive initiation story of a young soldier, living out of the traumas of the Vietnam War. In the story, O’Brien relates the criteria of a “true war story.” The story focuses on the features that might make a story a true war […]
Introduction Political satire has been a valid literary device for a long time. Examples of it can be found as early as the 1600s, and it is an art form that exists today. One period in which satire seemed to hit its peak was during the 1920s in America. That was a period of boom-time […]
Introduction The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, examines the concept of ‘the American dream’ in regards to contemporary people and some obstacles they face on the way toward their dreams. The novel does not focus on Jay Gatsby, the main character, only; it is full of short stories that all contribute to […]
Introduction In the literature, an ‘unreliable narrator’ often symbolizes an individual that the readers cannot fully believe or trust (Murphy 68). The reasons for not believing the narrator may vary. Such narrators could suffer from mental challenges, personal issues, have a personal bias or attachment to another character that is obviously unfair, have an underlying […]
Introduction Color symbolism plays an important role in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925). The author uses various colors to accentuate different aspects of life in the United States in the 1920s. In particular, a great deal of attention is paid to representing differences in social status while emphasizing richness and prosperity with the […]
Folk beliefs in ghost existence dominated the ancient world, as well as belief in life after death and different supernatural beings. In the 21st century, cultural dynamism across the world has seen a drastic decline in the power and status of the belief in ghosts. The society is changing from a superstitious one to a […]
Introduction The traditional fairy tales have undergone a huge transition in the popular culture to adopt a more liberal approach. This has been attributed to the concepts of poaching and relevance. The popular culture has modified the traditional fairy tales to fit into their own personalized comprehension with a view of making them more relevant. […]
Published in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger became one of his most controversial novels and a cultural phenomenon. This book is one of the most widely taught and commonly banned works of literature of all time (Benson & Salinger, 2018). There are debates on the topic of the novel’s […]
World literature consists of numerous examples when prominent writers turn to animal characters who are hardly distinguishable from human protagonists. The idea of such a trick is to convey a stronger message to the audience, as people relate to animals because they depict many human traits. Jack London is not an exception in this context, […]
Introduction The Coming of Age in Mississippi is one of the most influential pieces in African-American literature born in the period of active fighting for civil rights, against systematic racism and segregation. It was written and printed in 1968 by Anne Moody, a Black civil rights activist, as a form of autobiography.1 The story takes […]
Introduction This year, the world celebrated the 100th birth of the famous American writer, Jerome Salinger. The anniversary has given rise to the new debate around his work. However, it seems that people have been reading and discussing Salinger’s most prominent book, The Catcher in the Rye, since its first publication in 1951. The book […]
Introduction The American renaissance refers to the American literature in the 17th century era from 1840s through the Civil War period. The renaissance was characterized by efforts by American writers to develop literary works that reflect native issues such as American history, local dialect and geography. As such, the themes revolved around scientific progress, abolitionism, […]
Introduction The novel Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks highlights various themes that relate to parenthood and children upbringing. The protagonist, Chappie is a perfect teenager whose criminal mentality begins at childhood. Banks uses Chappie to highlight the theme of family institution and the effects of poor parenthood. This book review discusses Banks’ perspective […]
Every story usually has elements of form that help bring out the message that the author has in mind. These elements help shape out the story and if well presented, they effectively contribute to ease of understanding, on the part of the reader. This essay seeks to explain one element of form and its presentation […]
The high school football drama, Friday Night Lights, is a great piece of literary work. This is a great television drama, which reflects different literary characteristics, just like other literary works, such as poems, novels, short stories, paintings, plays, and others (Heffernan 1). While there are non-literary works, they tend to be formal with clear […]
People rarely expect this kind of an instrument and this kind of a performer on stage, and the U.S., caught in the grip of the Great Depression, amidst the I and the II World Wars, could hardly believe that a plain Georgian man with a plain harmonica would win over the hearts of his audience […]
The epoch of the Great Depression was, doubtlessly, one of the most infamous pages in the U.S. history. However, it did spawn a number of literature pieces devoted to a number of social issues, as well as numerous literature renditions of the supposed end of American society as it was. Steinbeck’s and Babb’s novels, though […]
When one comes to think of it, the economical disaster of the thirties was quite easy to predict; completely devastated from the WWI, on the one hand, and being on the verge of the outbreak of the WWII, on the other hand, the entire world was slowly pulling itself together for the disaster that was […]
During the era of slavery, the white slave owners living in the Southern states of the USA were inclined to discuss black slaves as the beings taking the transitional or liminal level of development between animals and humans. However, in his work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Frederick Douglass represents […]
Racism and fair treatment of others are topics that are very important, especially in the modern world and people’s rights movement. Children make-up a sensitive part of the population which must be taught how to behave in society with respect and understanding of others. Children’s books are often written to address the issues of the […]
A lot of blood and illogical shootings can make people laugh. The play The Lieutenant of Inishmore written by Martin McDonagh is one of the most controversial modern works which is discussed as a provocative black comedy the main character of which is inclined to kill anyone who goes against him. Demonstrating numerous deaths and […]
Introduction Although he appears visionary and hardworking, Willy Loman fails to teach his sons the lessons of becoming successful in life because of his beliefs. Willy survives with a misconstrued ambition of becoming wealthy and inculcates this idea into his sons, Happy and Biff, even though he did not know how to achieve it. He […]
“The Murder” by John Steinbeck tells a story of a man named Jim and his wife Jelka. They live on a farm, and their relationship is described as being strange and distant. As Jim is unable to find a true partner in his wife, he leaves the house to meet another women at the local […]
It now represents a commonplace assumption that, in order for young people to be able to attain a social prominence, they must be capable of understanding how the matter, in which they address life-challenges, will affect their future. Unfortunately, that is not something they may expect learning in schools and colleges – the places where […]
The Basic Information about the Client Maggie is a young Caucasian woman in her twenties who came from the Bowery neighborhood. Maggie decided to ask for the help of a professional without the impact of the other persons. The purpose for the referral is the feelings of despair and guilt from which the woman suffers. […]
Introduction Many authors have used racism as an important theme in American literature. Many books, poems and other literary works have attempted to portray racism in different ways. However, narratives based on personal experience seem to be one of the best ways of portraying the challenges that being black creates for Americans. The books “Dreams […]
Dear Sir, I am writing to you about the short story that might be published in the upcoming issue. In particular, I would like to speak about William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily since it can appeal to many well-educated readers who buy our magazine. It has been selected among others for several reasons. First […]
Introduction Death refers to the lasting termination of all life’s tasks in a human being. When individuals become distressed, they may find death as the only thing to alleviate them of those feelings. Other people may get peaceful owing to how they spend their lives; thus, they approach death with a clear conscience. Equal opportunities […]
The Play’s Analysis It is considered as a memory play. It can therefore be exhibited with rare independence of convention. Owing to its noticeably subtle or questionable content, environmental inferences and finesses of direction take up a very pertinent role. Expressionism as well as other untraditional approaches in drama possesses just a single valid goal […]
On its face, Henry James’s novella “The Turn of the Screw” presents an eerie ghost story that has attracted much philosophical, ethical and literal debate since it was first published in the 19th century (Kimbrough 12). The story revolves around the experiences of an unnamed young governess. She is taking care of two children on […]
Introduction: About the Chosen Article Prejudice has always stood in the way of efficient communication and developing trustworthy relationships (Chin, 2004). The communication issues between Africa American population and the American population are, unfortunately, no exception to this rule. The current state of affairs is hardly tolerable already; however, when it comes to prejudice standing […]
Introduction to the Sociology of Family Cherlin states that public goods are things that people may enjoy without their contribution in the production process or acquisition (Cherlin, 2013a). According to him, families are public goods because they fit the definition. Some members enjoy them without having to pay. Private goods are those that the owners […]
James Thurber (1894-1961) is the prominent American writer and cartoonist who is famous for his ironic short stories with the elements of mystery and life drama. Thurber developed his talent of a writer working as an editor and contributor in The New Yorker magazine where his short stories were regularly published. Such short stories as […]
Executive summary The purpose of this research paper is to develop an in-depth critique of the book Quality Is Free by Philip Crosby. The research provides a detailed analysis of the main themes raised in the book, which includes four major strengths and four major weaknesses of the author’s arguments. The paper concludes that the […]
Although much attention is paid today to the problems of developing the democratic and just society in the USA, it is almost impossible to reject the fact that racial inequality is in a constant progress in the country, and it can appear in different forms. In his work Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the […]
Introduction The book reveals how Blacks in Philadelphia have impacted positively on urban renewal in the country. It focuses on different issues Blacks have faced in the city, and how these issues affected their socio-economic status in the country. It looks at settlement patterns in the city and how they were affected by racist policies […]
Escape from reality because of the impossibility to accept it seems to be the only right choice for the characters of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie (1944). This play is often discussed as autobiographical because such characters as Tom and Laura reflect the features and qualities characteristic for Tennessee Williams and his sister Rose. The […]
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