Free American Literature Essay Examples & Topics. Page 3

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Why I Want a Wife

The persona cannot afford to miss class taking care of the children the wife is the one supposed to attend to the children.
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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

He trained his sons on his approach to life and hoped they would follow and achieve his dream of success. Willy's life was a disappointment as he had the wrong ambitions and failed to teach [...]
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Grace Paley’s “A Conversation with My Father”

The interrelation of these parts makes the whole text a metaphysical work, and Paley uses it to comment on the state of literature and the definition of "short stories" that are often considered traditional.
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Gender and Sexuality in Virginia Woolf’s Orlando

Using the book, the paper will support the argument that it is inaccurate to bind gender and sexuality. Orlando continues to break the convention of sex and gender and find her place as a woman [...]
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  • Words: 1903

Everyday Use by Alice Walker

The two hand-stitched quilts draw attention and become the center of conflict in the family of Mama and her two daughters.
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Critical Analysis of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

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This book was authored in the period before the Civil War and the consequent abolishment of slave trade. One of the most apparent issues in this book is the author's wish to portray slaves as [...]
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“Sula” a Novel by Toni Morrison

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The decision that Sula takes is contrary to the black community because of the discrimination they faced by the white community.
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One Theme Represented in “Mr Green”

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.
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The Way to Rainy Mountain: Analysis of the Text

The way to Rainy Mountain is not a simple description of how the Kiowa people developed, learnt, and protected their knowledge. They got one simple right to live and be the people of Kiowa.
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“Guests of the Sheikh” by Elizabeth Wernick Fernea

The author explains the meanings of different events and rituals conducted by members of the El Eshadda tribe in order to get rid of ambiguities that inform the western ideologies regarding the culture of the [...]
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  • Words: 1941

The last true story I’ll ever tell

This analysis will try to explore Crawford's book concerning cultural values in American society."The last true story I will ever tell" In John Crawford's book, The Last True Story I will Ever Tell, the writer [...]
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“Happy Endings” by M. Atwood

The same characters, used are piercing through the story, being a red line of it are used with a purpose, the author is to reveal only at the end of the story.
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“No Easy Day” By Mark Owen

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The major strength of the book is that the raiding mission that led to the killing of Osama Bin Laden is described by a person who was part of the team conducting the operation.
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“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe Analysis

A poem that deals with family relationships and explain the poem's meaning The poem is heavily based on the relationship between the narrator and Lenore with their affection being the subject of the whole poem.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

There is also a profound difference in the plot and the setting of the story and the film. In both the film and the story, Ichabod Crane is the main character.
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Two Brothers in Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin

In contrast to the brother, Sonny uses jazz music and heroin to cope with the despair of their living conditions. In the final part of the story, Sonny's performance at a jazz club brings his [...]
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“It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover

The book is majorly based on the themes of generational cycles, abuse, and jealousy. Colleen paints a descriptive picture when she recalls the instances when Ryle was physically abusive to Lily.
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Trends in “Love is a Fallacy”

The raccoon coat seems to have been the trend associated particularly with the college male student at the time that the writer is in college.
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John Steinbeck’s The Pearl

As the title of the book suggests, the story is based on the enormous pearl Kino finds, and the events that took place as people tried to hunt Kino for possessing the pearl.
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Harrison Bergeron Theme

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In summary, the loss of freedom and civil rights would lead to America's dystopia are the main messages of Harrison Bergeron.
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Black Boy By Richard Wright [Text Analysis]

As is clear from the summary of Richard Wright's "Black Boy," Ella's hard work causes her to develop health problems leaving Richard with the option of looking for odd jobs to provide for the family. [...]
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  • Words: 1997

Madeline in “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Poe

Her personality seems perplexing because she appears only three times: toward the middle of the story she passes "through a remote portion of the apartment"; some days after her supposed death she is seen in [...]
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“Why I Live at the P.O” by Eudora Welty

The main character by the name "Sister" who is a first-person narrator, gives the story of her side of the family spat which served to her to leave the home of the family in which [...]
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“Under the Overpass” by M. Yankoski

The author intends to put himself and his companion to the test by traveling to six cities of the US in the conditions of uncertainty and social rejection.
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“Technoculture” Concept in Modern Fiction

The first is changes in the scope and uniqueness of the main sectors technology, information, and industry. In sum, the term and concept of "technoculture" reflect the essence of modern society and its overdependence on [...]
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The Significance of Fences

By naming his play Fences, the plural form of the word even though only a single physical fence is evident in the play, August Wilson brings attention to the symbolism of the fence itself as [...]
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The Poem “1861” by Walt Whitman

Furthermore, the description of the character and appearance of the soldier is used in the poem to describe the progress, intensity, as well as the overall effects, brought about by the Civil war.
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Literature Studies: Every Little Hurricane by Sherman Alexie

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 [...]
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“A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park

The first story is of Nya, a girl from Sudan, and the second story is of Salva, a Sudanese boy. Man in the dorm of a civil war which is the cause of Salva's fleeing [...]
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“Fleur” by Louise Erdrich

The reader explores, again, that Fleur's character is surrounded with mystery, when she is violated by one of the players and Pauline is not able to help her even she knows what is happening.
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Analysis of The Naked Citadel by Susan Faludi

The cadets insist that this is an integral part of the Citadel, that promotes the lifestyle that they want the cadets to follow one of trust in one's fellow man and the sense that everyone [...]
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“The Fat Girl” by Andre Dubus

First of all, she became attractive and gained the approval of her mother who was never satisfied with the appearance of her daughter and encourage her to lose weight: "For days her relatives and acquaintances [...]
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Analyzing the Concept of Terrorism

It is worth noting that a clear definition of terrorism is mostly subjective and is rarely objective due to the fact that it is an act of political violence.
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My papa’s waltz

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The boy had to waltz with his father and as they did so, he hit his right ear on his father's buckle because he was a small one.
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Review of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

When reading through the early chapters of the book I could not help but think that this work was a way in which the author was trying to develop a sense of closure with his [...]
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“Animal Farm” by George Orwell

After the revolution in the Animal Farm, the animals establish the philosophy of Animalism in order to be different from human beings.
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“The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop

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Consequently, the fish appears as a courageous fighter who has been struggling for existence and is rewarded by the gift of life it that gets from the narrator in the end of the poem.
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Kinship Rules by Deloria’s “Waterlily”

In defining the goals for the Dakotas in keeping the kinship rules, as stated by the author herself, "to keep the rules imposed by kinship for achieving civility, good manners, and a sense of responsibility [...]
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“Dance of the Dead” by Richard Matheson

Although the story mostly belongs to the science fiction genre, its central scene is focused on horror, and more specifically, the horror of the unknown that is emblematic of the dark fantasy genre according to [...]
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Christianity in Frederick Douglass Narrative Story

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This discussion is therefore inclusive of the role of Christianity which is represented in the narrative Frederick story in comparison of both representations by the slaveholders as well as the slaves themselves.
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Animism and the Alphabet

A person speaks to a pen or a writing material by way of magic and so does the writing material does to the recipient of the message.
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Amy Tan’s Story “Mother Tongue”

She became a famous writer in Oakland and in this story, she narrates her experiences about the English she uses and about how the people around her influenced the way she conversed.
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“A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki

The skepticism towards the existence of a amulticultural society' is mostly due to the fact that American citizens of European descent are considered to be the 'natural citizens' of the United States.
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Young Goodman Brown

The symbolic nature of faith is the problem which can be discussed perpetually as there is no specific answer to the issue."The timelessness of mankind's sin is revealed within the Puritans", it can be stated [...]
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“Our America” by Jose Marti

A person who is not aware of the date when the story "Our America" was written, will think that Jose Marti wrote the story, which is a speech in its format, in the 21st century.
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“Old Mother West Wind” by Thornton Burgess

The book itself is the story about the characters that were created by the author of the book Thornton Burgess and that are the embodiments of the processes and things of nature, as well as [...]
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