American Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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The Events in the Short Story and of Clay We Are Created by Isabel Allende (1052 words, 3 pages)

In the short story And of clay we are created, by Isabel Allende is a story that takes place in Chili in the 1980s. It is based on a true story about a young girl who was stuck on a mudslide after a volcano erupted in Columbia the year 1985. ... Read More

A Psychological Analysis of the Birth-Mark, a Short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne (552 words, 2 pages)

The Birth-Mark A Psychological Analysis Love and beauty have gone hand in hand throughout human existence. However, it is the approach that people take towards this relationship that ultimately defines who they are. Nothing exemplifies this more than Nathaniel Hawthornes The Birth-Mark. By using a psychoanalytic lens, understanding the main ... Read More

The Concept of the Underworld in The Jungle, a Novel by Upton Sinclair, Jr. (1148 words, 4 pages)

In this essay I will be exploring ideas surrounding an underworld in The Jungle. The Jungle was written in 1906 by the American novelist, Upton Sinclair, in order to show the world the evils of the American capitalist system. Sinclair documents the journey of an immigrant Lithuanian familys move to ... Read More

The Different Perspectives of Five People on Love in What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, a Novel by Raymond Carver (630 words, 2 pages)

The text offers a background check on Raymond Carver's personal life,focusing on the nature of his love life and how it affected himpsychologically. In the initial pieces of the text, the author associateshis heavy smoking and drinking as the outcome of his divorced life.First Impression What We Talk about When ... Read More

The Studies of the Metaphor Uses in the Literature (1172 words, 5 pages)

SUMMARYIn Corn-pone opinions, Mark Twain (2012), an American author and humorist also known as the father of American Literature, claims that his article is to help the readers understand that humans always conform to the trend in the society to be accepted and valued. This ability is not developed by ... Read More

A Comparison Between Daisy and Nora in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1033 words, 4 pages)

The Weak and the BeautifulIn the time period of the 1920s, also known as the roaring twenties, women were often portrayed as the weak and inferior gender within North American society. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Henrik Ibsen similarly show that the females, Daisy Buchanan and Nora Helmer, are weak characters ... Read More

A Short Review of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a Short Story by James Thurber (1525 words, 6 pages)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Contextual AnalysisJames Thurbers short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, introduces a man who creates his own fantasies in an attempt to escape the mediocrity and mundane aspects of life. The author presents historical aspects of the 1930s through Walters daydreaming, as well ... Read More

The Heroic Qualities of Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451, a Novel by Ray Bradbury (1180 words, 5 pages)

A Heroic Analysis of Montag From Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradburys novel, Fahrenheit 451, thoroughly and meticulously characterizes Guy Montag, a man who refuses to conform to a society repudiating intellect and cogitation. Throughout the piece, Montag gradually begins to reveal a number of heroic attributes, such as his selfless actions to ... Read More

The Different Literary Devices Used in Hills Like White Elephants, a Short Story by Ernest Hemingway (836 words, 3 pages)

Hills Like White Elephants EvaluationHills Like White Elephants is an expressive and symbolic short by Hemingway, which portrays a failing relationship, caused by a mysterious operation. The author illustrates the inevitability of the characters separation and the deterioration of their past romance through the use of multiple symbols, images, and ... Read More

A Reminder of Death in The Snows of Kilimanjaro, a Short Story by Ernest Hemingway (953 words, 4 pages)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro AnalysisThe Snows of Kilimanjaro, a short story by Hemingway, expresses an incredibly solemn, yet pensive theme of death and regret. The main character of the story, a man named Harry, develops an infection after venturing into Africa and his health decreases from there. As the man ... Read More

A Personal Plunge Experiments Involving Being Out With Two Students With Autism (1805 words, 3 pages)

PLUNGE EXPERIENCE All names have been changed in this experience. An introduction to my plunge experience. In the past, I have worked with students with all types of disabilities. The reason I picked this plunge, I wanted to see how the boys would react when they were out with me ... Read More

The Delusional Character of Jay in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (957 words, 3 pages)

People in the world can be described as either having great ambitions or being delusional due to becoming overly attached to and crazy for ones goals. This all depends on ones bias and opinions, of course. Even in the 1900s, in New York, there were already people judging others as ... Read More

The Pursuit of Daisy by Jay and Tom in the Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (688 words, 3 pages)

Americana of the 1920s is nothing less of dominated by influence of the incredible wave of wealth that speciously flowed through the veins of the proletariat. More Americans were living in cities than ever before, organised crime skyrocketed in defiance of prohibition, and the popularisation of credit cards as a ... Read More

My Appeal for the Queen Mary University and My Academic Future (693 words, 1 pages)

My appeal for Queen Mary stems from sixth form. Having attended multiple insight days at different universities, I was immediately drawn to Queen Mary, particularly because of the overall culture and rich diversity of the Mile End campus, especially as I have been in East London all my life. I ... Read More

The Themes of Racial Prejudice, Social Hierarchy and Justice in the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1206 words, 2 pages)

English SpeechHarper Lee, author of To Kill A Mocking Bird uses a myriad of themes to educate me on how they convey the context throughout her novel. She uses specific themes racial prejudice, Social Hierarchy and Justice, to provide insight of of the 1930s, these themes in particular though amplify ... Read More

A Review of the Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, a Book by Sherman Alexie (865 words, 3 pages)

In current society, people are always telling others to improve upon themselves and to contribute to society. This happens to everyone, regardless of their status in society. In The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie, Alexie wrote about Native Americans living lives in current society. By ... Read More

The Symbolism of Faith’s Pink Ribbons in Young Goodman Brown, a Short Story by Nathaniel Hawthorne (767 words, 3 pages)

The Symbolism of Faiths Pink RibbonsIn Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown, Faiths pink ribbons represent her purity and Goodman Browns changing feelings for her, ultimately leading the reader to challenge the veracity of Goodman Browns claims. Faiths pink ribbons symbolic significance change throughout the short story. Archetypally, pink represents naivete, ... Read More

Personal Experiences That Encouraged Me to Gain Proper Medical Education (848 words, 2 pages)

Like most Chinese immigrants, my parents were in the restaurant business and worked 12 hour days, leaving my grandparents to look after my siblings and I. Growing up, one of the biggest philosophies in my family was to not question my elders and to accept because I am your mother ... Read More

A Personal Review of Life in the Iron Mills, a Short Story by Rebecca Harding Davis (936 words, 2 pages)

1000 word close reading exercise- Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca Harding Davis.The passage from the short story Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca Harding Davis deals with the setting of the mill landscape in America which is rapidly becoming more industrial in the nineteenth century. Due to ... Read More

A Review of Symbolisms in The Catcher in the Rye, a Novel by J. D. Salinger (1594 words, 5 pages)

The symbolism used throughout The Catcher in the Rye, is arguably one of the most indispensable techniques used by Salinger in order to seize and retain the readers infallible attention. The ample selection of symbols that are incorporated and characterised by a shimmering surface of suggested meanings without a denotative ... Read More

The Use of Conflict, Plot and Order of the Story in The Boucherie, a Short Story by Stephanie Soileau (1417 words, 5 pages)

The Boucherie is a short story by Stephanie Soileau that was published in the StoryQuarterly. Stephanie Soileau is a lecturer at Stanford University and she has written numerous short stories, she is also a Truman Capote Fellow in the Wallace Stegner Fellowship Program. She is currently working on a novel ... Read More

The Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1173 words, 5 pages)

The Great Gatsby Corruption of American Dream Although The Great Gatsby was written almost a century ago period is popularly known as Jazz age, the theme of corruption about realization of American Dream remains one of the highly contested issues. This is because many readers are convinced that Scott Fitzgerald ... Read More

A Review of Writing Techniques in Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher, Two Works by Edgar Allan Poe (2178 words, 7 pages)

This essay will explore the ways Poe utilizes specific stylistic techniques and characterisation within his short stories of Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher to construct a state of suspense for the reader. The notion of suspense in this essay is to be defined as a state ... Read More

An Analysis of Bear v. Shark, a Book by Chris Bachelder (1365 words, 5 pages)

Bear v Shark Analysis Modern technology has made huge strides in discovery and innovation, effectively intertwining itself with the lives of millions. However, that comes with some consequences to our far-from-infallible nature. Chris Bachelders Bear v. Shark utilizes satire in its commentary of American media and culture. In it, the ... Read More

The Symbol of the Green Color in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (874 words, 3 pages)

Scott Fitzgerald lived in the period well know as Jazz age. This was the time of the First World War to the Great Depression (the 1920s). Scott is not only popular as representative of Lost Generation but also a great survey of American Literature. Notably, during this period most of ... Read More

Willy’s Journey to Success in Death of a Salesman, a Play by Arthur Miller (793 words, 3 pages)

The Webster dictionary defines success as the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame or the correct or desired result of an attempt. When most people are asked to define success, they immediately think of money and fame as the pinnacle of success. Given that only about ten ... Read More

The Theme of of Conquering One’s Fears in the Book Life of Pi by Yann Martel (1123 words, 4 pages)

Survival is a big thing in everyday life, from just making money to feed families and live a happy life, to the struggling of having all the necessity essential for life. In the book, Life of Pi, by Yann Martel the journey that Pi experiences clearly portrays the big idea ... Read More

The Struggle Between Fate and Free Will in One Hundred Years of Solitude, a Novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (580 words, 2 pages)

One Hundred Years of SolitudeGeneration after generation of characters in Gabriel Garca Mrquezs One Hundred Years of Solitude face the same struggle between fate and their own free will. However, the unsolved problems of one generation - self-isolation, unhealthy romantic pursuits, poor decision making, and even the symbolic recycling of ... Read More

The Banning of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for Its Use of Offensive and Uncomfortable Languages (990 words, 3 pages)

Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been banned in many different schools across the country. The book has been called offensive and uncomfortable, and many parents have argued about whether its academic significance outweighs these negative aspects and whether or not it has an academic significance at all. However, ... Read More

The Portrayal of Life During the 1920’s in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (875 words, 3 pages)

The Great Gatsby and its Portrayal of the 20s American society experienced one of its sharpest changes during the 1920s, with the increased masculinity of women, the rebel attitude of the younger generation, and increased class division. Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby exemplifies the most important of these changes through the ... Read More

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