Free American Literature Essay Examples & Topics. Page 2

On the one hand, it depends on the person who is telling the story; on the other hand, it is determined by the level of the narrator's awareness.

Connie's desire to be free is reflected in her behavior, attitude to parents, and her relation to personal sexuality, but when she is offered this independence, she understands that all she was searching for is [...]

Similarly, Delaney's protagonist quests to escape the responsibility of his misdeeds, only to learn that the only way to find redemption is to face the repercussions of his acts head-on.

The contrast between the harsh desert and the oasis is a striking metaphor throughout the novel. The oasis, on the other hand, is a haven, a place of refuge and hope.

Color is essential in both Baum's The Wizard of Oz and the 1939 film version, but in different ways. In the film, black and white and shades of gray are presented as the beginning and [...]

In the context of the story "Adams," these actions play an essential role in the life of the narrator, who tries to understand the further deeds of his neighbor Adams and put himself in his [...]

The photos symbolize their neighbor's, Kitty represents the couple's insatiable urge to act s others, and the locked doorknob symbolizes their inability to abandon their lifestyle.

In the earlier decades, realism was not the dominant literary style in the US but became more influential and important to a famous novelist in the US.

However, there is no denying that human beings are not completely divine beings; there are animal instincts in us, like using the five senses to judge our environment and react to it; the desire to [...]

Although there does not seem to be much of the original materials, practices or meaning of the lottery available to the reader, the degree to which people have become slaves to tradition is emphasized in [...]

Stradlater reveals to Holden that he has a date waiting and that he needs to shave. Stradley asks Holden to write an essay for him and informs him that the former is taking a girl [...]

The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of "Two Kinds", and to discuss the causes of differences between mothers and daughters and the moment of the conflict resolution.

The author fulfilled the purpose of the book and the needs of the audience, as he described realistic events, created a down-to-earth hero and made the plot thrilling.

In this story, the author examines the theme of race and identity by hiding Desiree's identity. In the story, it is evident that knowing one's identity and origin helps a person connect with the society.

Both Marlow and Kurtz see the intended as the epitome of the naivete of women. According to Marlow, Kurtz is the "best of the best".

I choose to analyze the poem from two perspectives that are; a poem denoting the life of Maya through the ups and downs of her life and from a bird's eye view, a poem describing [...]

The purpose of the text is to show that the U.S.should seek alternative ways of tackling the problem since the billions of dollars it has been channeling to the country does not seem to do [...]

The reader is captivated from the very beginning of the story, as it is similar to the beginning of the famous Star Wars.

The sister symbolizes that part of the indigenous people who adapted to the new requirements and citizenship and did not openly speak out or fight for their status.

The author's mood changes the plot, and the choice of characters and setting contribute to a better understanding of the message.

A writer's ingenuity appears in many forms, be it a word choice or a particular grammatical structure, but "tone" is a device that is liable for depicting and illustrating a writer's attitude to a situation [...]

Another interesting character to be considered is Alaska; this girl is very active and cheerful, but at the same time, she is a bit pensive: she speaks about death and life and the labyrinth where [...]

In the first pages of The Souls of White Folk, the author reflects on the prospects of perceiving white skin color in the nineteenth century.

To the amazement of the boy, Sheila agrees to keep him company to the dance. The evening before the dance, this boy cleans his canoe that he plans to use to take them to the [...]

The certainty of the mystery of this life is properly fathomed in one realizing that this life is short-lived. Tuesday's with Morrie is a lesson for us all that illustrates the beauty of living a [...]

The present paper shows that the theme of coming of age is developed in the short story through the parallelization of girls to aliens and through the growth of the main characters' understanding that the [...]

The introduction of Tom by the author is a plot device to represent the plight of the slaves in the state.

The cultural difference between the two families is introduced by the author as a theme describing the role of gender in the community.

You nabbed them!" "Who?" asked the detective."The time fugitives" said the other man, with a note of deep distaste."They were not content with the domes, the recycled air, the recycled food, the unvarying light and [...]

Most of the narrative is devoted to the narrator discussing the motives and behaviors of other characters, especially his mother and sister.

Indulging oneself is one of the most conspicuous traits of Ignatius, which is also one of the major symptoms of antisocial personality disorder. Clearly, he is disrespectful to older people and the representatives of the [...]

She is also depicted as a "damsel in distress" when Goodman hears in the forest how the townspeople lead her to the devil's communion.

"The Last Question" is a story in which Isaac Asimov, the author, questions the immortality of the human race as well as the permanent existence of the universe.

The notion of time in The Sound and the Fury is characterized by a subtlety. The most chaotic and fuzzy sense of time is observed in Benjy's narration.

It is worth mentioning that the nineteenth century was a period of intensive upheaval of American Indian tribes, which was caused by the danger of disappearance of oral traditions because of the fragmentation of Indian [...]

It is a horrifying story told from the point of view of a dying Negro slave, who is standing at the place where the first band of pilgrims landed in search of liberty.

However, once the lover of the king's daughter is given the dreadful choice, the princess secretly interferes with the chance and gives the man a hint to open the door on the right.

Introduction of internet to humanity has led to many changes most of which have a negative impact to the way of living.

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, [...]

In the contemporary world, the West views the East in terms of oil and Islam. Occident reporters and scholars misrepresent the East and, therefore, propagate the notion that it is the moral duty of the [...]

The theme of Negro poet's beauty is discussed in the work "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" written by Langston Hughes, one of the most prominent African American poets. The Negro poets are unique, [...]

Death of a Salesman has a good share of symbols, which the playwright uses to communicate the themes of his great work creatively.

Further, the paper shall attempt to compare and contrast the main characters of the story, that is, the old man, the younger and the older waiter.

Thus, the speaker sees herself as a victim of the doctors just as the Jews were victims of the Nazi in the concentration camps. She used Jew Nazi illusion in the poem to pass her [...]

Through his vivid descriptions of McCandless's life and extensive research into the details of his story, the author can accurately portray McCandless and his journey.

King demonstrates that the erasure of identity and one's desire to forget one's roots can cause racism and oppression of indigenous peoples.

The themes set the events that led to the fire after Elizabeth Richardson discovers Lexie's secret and her superficial family, making her burn the house to establish a new beginning.

The irony is further exemplified when the two men end up paying the father to take his son back. These instances reveal how the roles of the father and the kidnappers are displayed in a [...]

In the first chapter of Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible," author Linda Williams reveals the concepts of "speaking sex" as a feature of pornography and the "knowledge-pleasure" sexuality represented in [...]

The disabilities of the younger brother do not prevent him from admiring the world, while the elder brother is inclined to show more pride, and these differences form the basis of the story.

The plot revolves around the trip of the Das Indian family from the USA to India itself. Kapasi to discover the difference in "interpreting" their national and personal perception.Mr.

The plot of the story, therefore, becomes an argumentative platform for the author to touch on the way the animals are being discriminated upon and how that is more than likely similar to how people [...]

This paper seeks to illustrate the influence alcohol has on a person and the effects it has on the family involved based on the essay Under the Influence.

Therefore, his connection with the Gatsby's story is that he is depended upon to serve as the mouthpiece of the older generation as he metaphorically transcends through time to retell the Great Gatsby tale accurately [...]

Death refers to the lasting termination of all life's tasks in a human being. Death chances on its prey in the middle of their actions and strikes equally to all.

Together with the regular rhyme scheme and the repetitive "o" sound in The Raven, the poet is able to heighten the melancholic atmosphere that is characteristic of gothic poems.

The beauty of the music is in the feelings, not in those which should be expressed according to the rules, but in those which the musician wishes to express and which arouse in the audience's [...]

This follows the revelations of her background in the interview that ZZ Packer, just like the character Dina in the story, moved from a dominantly black neighborhood to a dominantly white university.

In the same spirit of appreciation, the boy Santiago appreciated the advice given to him in the story, which leads him to acquire the treasure that he set out to look for.

Green, Butler develops the theme of gender identity through the use of minor character like the narrator's Mother. In conclusion, through the minor character; mother, Butler has managed to develop the theme of gender identity.

Harold's relaxed existence appears meaningless to his mother, who represents the traditional Protestant values of work and family, of everyone's life subordinated to the eternal laws of the Kingdom of God.

This statement is the case for The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo because the author managed to make the novel teach the readers an important lesson.

Regardless of his moral stature, the narrator is forced to ignore Bartleby as the scrivener declines any reasonable assistance and refuses to help himself. The narrator sees that Bartleby "fully [comprehends] the meaning" of his [...]

Esperanza, in turn, hides her treatment to Nenny under the guise of frivolity and deliberately does not consider her a friend.

In this monograph, the author explores the depiction of madness in literary works and specifically Poe's "The cask of amontillado". This article in a scholarly journal analyzes the protagonist of Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado' [...]

It is obvious that she is dead and going into the afterlife, but it opens up numerous questions in the end as to who Arnold Friend really is, how is he all-knowing and seemingly omnipotent?

The author describes the project, in which all the events of the Civil War are shown shortened to only one day.

The idea of being forced to leave one's home behind and leave as a part of diaspora elsewhere is, in general, a subversive conversation for the majority of Western communities.

Starting from the explanation of neo-liberalism, Harvey draws the reader's attention to the "naturalization" of the neo-liberal approach and the reasons behind the global neo-liberal turn.

At the time that Odile comes to Mamzelle's home with her four children, the latter is described as unhappy and fairly indifferent.

In addition, the author, through the title makes the reader infer that the characters' lives are enjoyable, which is not the case, revealing the unique objective of the author, that being optimistic does not mean [...]

This begs the question, whether a human or the whole society has a right to take the function of God and to punish the sin.

First of all, it is the race of the two men. Secondly, the lives Tom and Boo lead have a different level of openness.

However, in the course of the third part of the story, Faulkner quickly shifts from Miss Emily and Homer conjuring up some form of a relationship to discussing her purchasing the poison.

The power of this short story is not only in the beauty of portraying human beings but also in the way it scrutinizes attitudes to and perceptions of life, the present and the past, love [...]

Moreover, Sammy is unhappy at his place of work, and he is glad when the three girls walk in and take the mind of his work and away from his small and closed world.

This is also a reflection of the impact of modern technology on the lives of the young as they grapple with new ways to survive and thrive in a world controlled by things that are [...]

Jerry probes Peter to hear his story, and as they continue to talk, it dawns on them that the world is a zoo.

The Family under the Bridge is a children's novel that seeks to highlight the plight of homelessness and poverty. In The Family under the Bridge, the author generally intends to captivate and educate the audience [...]

Krakauer, inspired by the deeds done by Christopher, repeated his travels, following his steps in accordance with the diary notes left by the deceased.

She communicates with her audience in a playful manner, with the use of rhetorical techniques such as irony and hilarious analogies, to better illustrate her point.

Her biography slightly resembles the story of Louise Mallard, who was also processing the alleged death of a husband. To begin with, in The Story of an Hour, the protagonist Mrs.

In a nutshell, the complication is the internal fight, in the young woman's mind, as she wrestles between the Haitian culture and tradition that is against prostitution and her financial survival in the Haitian society [...]

At the beginning of the story, Morton's wife is happy with her family. The confrontation between Morton and the bully changed the attitude of Morton's wife.

Hester gives birth to a child after having an affair while waiting for the arrival of the husband and conceals the identity of the child's father.

The character Pearl is considered a perfectionist, and when the father deserts the family, she is challenged in her attempt to hold the family together as strongly as it used to be.

In The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway reveals his conception of heroism not as a measure of the glory and recognition his character receives, but instead in the determination of the struggle.

Thus there is irony in the title, in the characters, in the name of the characters, and also in the title of the story.

At the same time, the story draws a parallel to the uprising itself, with the tyranny of Rip's wife leading him to try and escape, only for this woman to disappear before his return.

While trying to address the extremist audience, the writer resorted to the strong methods of personification to be able to talk straight to each reading the letter. Despite the character of the text, the writer [...]

In this sense, the author manages to inform the audience that Paul is drowning in his thoughts and barely shows his concern for others, thus, showing the depth of his unhappiness.

The kerosene fire that the firemen use is associated with the chaotic nature of fire and the firemen's desire to destroy.

The vignettes presented in The House on Mango Street describe the daily experiences of Esperanza, and they demonstrate the particular features of the Mexican Americans' life in a low-income neighborhood.

When going over the reactions of the various individuals who wrote to the New Yorker regarding the story, their main reasoning for sending letters to the publication was simply due to the relative "strangeness" of [...]

The prevailing concept of this period was the progression of African-American civil rights through the establishment of an interest group that was basically created by the artistic and literary movement.

The main theme in the play is sustained in the play with the sons of Willy attaining their personality from their father.

The setting in The Young Goodman Brown influences the development of plot and character. It illustrates how Hawthorne's setting and symbolism of the Young Goodman Brown contribute to the meaning of the entire piece.

Reverend Hooper was the chief protagonist in the story, The Ministers Black veil. Wearing the veil was the main cause of alienation from the villagers, congregation and his bride to be Elizabeth.

First, Jeanne's life in the confines of the Manzanar camp taught her the power of resilience. This resilience is encapsulated in Jeanne's commitment to her education amidst the chaos of the camp.

As a result, she is trapped in the cage of her American apartment. Aparna's transformation ended up with an authoritarian head of the house, avoided by her daughter and viewed by her as a relic.

The author used a dramatic monologue as a style to provide a compelling explanation of the events that occurred before and after meeting the lady.

The reason "Girl" caught my attention, and I decided to choose it, was that it offers a glimpse into a girl's connection with her mother and the influence of family, society, or community on one's [...]

The constant absence of a mother in the life of a girl allowed her to learn not to rely on support.

The author suggests that even the kind of history that the children of the oppressed Haitians learn in school is doctored to whitewash the atrocities colonizers meted on the natives, further emphasizing the systemic nature [...]

In the story by Irving, Rip Van Winkle went hunting in the mountains and met a suspicious, oddly dressed stranger there.

The plot tells about the lives of a single mother and her two daughters, Dee and Maggie. The latter is further illustrated through Wangero visiting her mother with her partner and addressing the topic in [...]

The wife stays at home with the offspring, Peter and Wendy, while the husband is at work; it accounts for the difference in their perception of the nursery's home effect.

However, in my opinion, "The Gift of the Magi" is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I have encountered.

The lesson that can be learned through the interface of this Poe's short story is that no one can be trusted due to the lack of background information and deceptive practices.

"The Birth Mark" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne from the Anthology of American Literature, about the life of a man in search of perfection and satisfaction.

While the nature of the phenomenon will be described in detail on the following pages, the abstract under analysis states a number of reasons as to why the author decided to address the issue in [...]

Kingsolver uses everyday examples to unveil importance of the American flag as a symbol of national unity and patriotism. In sum, the flag means much more for American people than a national symbol: it is [...]

This paper provides a discussion on changes in the young woman's character, addressing her salient traits that remain the same and outlining the differences in her personality across time and media.

The reader, who gets deeply engaged in the narrative, feels a kind of false hope that Cameron is going to get better when he leaves for California with his family and starts to undergo treatment [...]

This piece of writing reveals the concept of gender in general and "the role of female protagonists in a largely patriarchal world" in particular. In Plath's novel, the bell jar is a metaphor used to [...]

The novel "In the Beginning" by Chaim Potok gives a poignant story of David Lurie. The agreeable fact is that David manages to achieve most of his ambitions and goals in life.

As the story opens, each person in the family is thinking of what to do with the money they are about to get from an insurance firm as compensation of Mr.

In Part 4 of the book, Covey states that the individual needs to nourish himself in a holistic manner; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

It is important to note that, this is a mental institution manned by the Big Nurse and the above-mentioned tools are to be used to torture patients including Chief Bromden.

Therefore, the paper introspects how Zora brings out the theme of strength in the two books, taking a step further to compare how she approaches the theme in the two masterpieces.