Free American Literature Essay Examples & Topics. Page 4

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“How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro

The source is effective such that it helps to extract the language used in Munro's story and establish how the language is expressively used based on the contexts.
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The Story “Who’s Irish” by Gish Jen

One of the main issues raised in the story is the indignation of the older woman by the behavior of her granddaughter who "is not like my daughter Natalie, or like me".
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Kino plans to travel to another city to sell this pearl, but his brother warns that the pearl is evil and he should just sell it.
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“After a Life” the Story by Yiyun Li

Concerning the Su family, the sense of shame is noticeable even back in the childhood years of Mr.and Mrs.Su. Although both families are feeling ashamed, lacking love, and Fongs do not show any signs of [...]
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“The Caretaker” by Anthony Doerr

Liberia descends to anarchy and lawlessness, and he runs for dear life and finds himself in a different country, thousands of miles from his.
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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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Gothic Tone in Poetry

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.
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Critical Analysis of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

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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Marriage in The Yellow Wallpaper

She has failed to recognize that she is the driver of her own life, and blame should not be put on man. Therefore, she is not able to work her creativity and ends up drawing [...]
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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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Is Troy Maxson (Wilson’s Fences) a Victim of Racism?

As a black American, Troy's childhood experiences have been passed on to his children, making him a victim of an oppressive culture. Therefore, this makes Troy a victim of racism and culture, contributing to his [...]
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

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.
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Anti-Franklinian Stance of Rip Van Winkle’s Character

Metamophically Rip's nagging wife is the British petticoat governor in the colonial era, and Rip's reunion with his family symbolizes the American Revolution. They both held to the belief that Rip's character was an antithesis [...]
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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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“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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The Green Mile: Interview with Stephen King

I cannot help but agree with this fact because this powerful combination of the novel and the movie helps to understand each character better, develop a personal attitude to the author of the novel, and [...]
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Sammy’s Heroism in “A&P” by John Updike

At the beginning of the story, Sammy seems like a thoughtless sexist who only admires girls because he has nothing to do, but as the story develops the readers is able to see beyond Sammy's [...]
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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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To Kill a Mockingbird

The author, in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird presents a deeper understanding in relation to events occurring in her novel. To enhance understanding of the novel, the author has widely embraced symbolism in [...]
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An Analysis of “The Minister’s Black Veil”

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.
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Symbolism in Death of a Salesman

The play is based on both Miller's personal experiences and the theatrical traditions in which he was instructed in."Death of a salesman" revolves around the Loman family with Willy Loman, the father, who also works [...]
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Ayn Rand’s “Anthem” Book Analysis

Despite being centered on the antiutopian model of the narration, the author strives to show the first step for the person to obtain individuality. Supporting the ideology of the author and the situation depicted in [...]
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Kahlil Gibran’s A Self Portrait

Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese migrant in the United States, was considered a rebel in the world of Arabic literature. The diversity of Gibran's educational background is reflected through the marriage of English and Arabic [...]
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Literary Devices of “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker

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 [...]
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Influence of Mark Twain on Writers

While attempting to provide a voice to his protagonist, Mark Twain employed his "vernacular of the people" when writing Huck Finn to give a voice to an illiterate, impoverished white youngster in the American hinterlands [...]
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Conflict in ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ by Connell

Rainsford went through an internal conflict when he was in the ocean and had to keep stay focused by not panicking and realizing that his clothes were not helping his strokes and he 'wrestled out [...]
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“Caviar” the Book by T. C. Boyle

The drive down to the dock in the '62 Rambler is a powerful phallic image culminating in the catch of the recently dead Sturgeon full of eggs, which were his and worth quite a lot [...]
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“A Summer Tragedy” by Arna Bontemps

The story is set near the Mississippi River, in the fertile lands of New Orleans. The Patton's love each other so much, and their affection is shown in the story.
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“The Wind” a Novel by Dorothy Scarborough

The author focuses on the thoughts of the protagonist, Letty Mason, and shows the world through her eyes. Letty is a young woman that is not prepared to live in the harsh environment of her [...]
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“The Dead” by James Joyce

It is paramount to address the fact that this collection was written during an extremely stressful period in the life of the author, and it has reflected in the content.
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The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet

In addition, the application of humility in her poetry serves as a justification of her career as a female writer, considering that women were not thought as capable of be successful in poetry. As such, [...]
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On Violence by Hannah Arendt

In the book, Hannah put forth a number of arguments in analyzing the issue of violence in the second part of the twentieth century.
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Interpreter of Maladies

Das is not willing to acknowledge the fact that her marriage proved to be a complete failure, and she can be partly blamed for this outcome.
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“The Moon is Down” by John Steinbeck

The themes include the nadirs and the burdens of the complex military industry, and the spirit of the human race toward and against slavery and repression and finally the relationship between the oppressors and the [...]
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“The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold

Susie is portrayed as displaying feminism in the true sense in her actions pertaining to the detailed account of her rape and murder, mostly from the female perspective and does not delve into the details [...]
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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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“Celia, a Slave” by Melton A. McLaurin

In these lines, the author tries to emphasize the idea that this person was a respected member of the community and he seemed to be a man of honor in the eyes of the public.
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“Life Without Principle” by Henry David Thoreau

To begin with, it is necessary to emphasize that the central point of Thoreau's "Life without principle" is the necessity to have the aim in every action performed and do not chase the evanescent values.
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“Lusus Naturae” by Margaret Atwood

It turns out that a family is ready to kill their blood and flesh in order to show society that they are one of them and that they are not on the side of something [...]
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“Legends of the Fall” by Jim Harrison

S, the horrors of the First World War, and the atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century America. Legends of the Fall tells the readers about the fate of the Ludlow family, consisting of [...]
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The Misfortune of Love

"The Torments of Love" is a fascinating trilogy that explains the nature of love and how vain it can be. It is better to be chaste, dignified, and to avoid the pursuit of the pleasures [...]
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“No Easy Day” By Mark Owen

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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An analysis of the poem titled Ballad of Birmingham

In this situation, the author is trying to give emphasis to the mother's view, regarding the participation of her daughter in the march. This essay had set out to explain the usage of literary techniques [...]
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Ralph Ellison and His “Living With Music”

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 [...]
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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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The “Quiet” Book by Susan Cain

Secondly, the author draws the reader to the benefits of introversion and the disadvantages of the trait within the workplace. The author traces the roots of the extrovert ideal to the spring of industrial America [...]
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The “True Grit” Novel by Charles Portis

The author uses numerous literary features in order to advance the theme of justice and revenge throughout the book. The writer employs parallelism, humor, and character development in numerous accounts of narration to advance the [...]
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