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

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A Review of the Book The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris (2778 words, 9 pages)

Book Review The End of Faith by Sam HarrisThe End of Faith Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason was written by Sam Harris in 2004. Samuel Benjamin Harris is an American philosopher, author, and neuroscientist as well as co-founder of Project Reason (a non-profit organization that promotes science and ... Read More

Language, Psychology, and Manipulation in Reading Claudius by Caroline Heller (1406 words, 6 pages)

Language, Psychology, and ManipulationThe leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist -Eric HofferIn the book Reading Claudius, Caroline Heller tells the story of her parents living in the time of Hitler. Much of this book focuses on the ... Read More

The Consequences of Intolerance in the Play The Crucible by Arthur Miller (581 words, 2 pages)

Intolerance of one another leads to the most dangerous of situation these dangerous situations lead to mass hysteria. The Crucible by Arthur Miller showed how an intolerance for people can lead to extreme circumstances, soon hysteria became the main theme next to intolerance.In the Crucible the scene begins with girls ... Read More

Holden Caulfield’s Path to Isolation and Corruption in J.D. Saligner’s Catcher in the Rye (1059 words, 3 pages)

JD Salingers, Catcher in the Rye non-directly expresses the importance of social interactions and positive outlooks on life to maintain sanity. Holden carries a heavy baggage of pessimism that leads him down a tragic road of isolation and corruption. Due to the losses Holden has experienced, he faces emotional stress ... Read More

The Impact of Jealousy in the Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1007 words, 4 pages)

In American history, the 1920s were a time of money, parties, drugs and alcohol. This time period was known as the Jazz Age. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous author during the Jazz Age who wrote many short stories and novels. One of his most famous novels was called The ... Read More

The Five Stages of Loss and Grief by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in the Novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles (2446 words, 7 pages)

The five stages of loss and grief, created by Elisabeth Kbler-Ross, are part of a theory that describes how humans deal with death and dying. The protagonists in the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, were affected by tragedies. Kbler-Rosss theory on grief is shown throughout the novel and ... Read More

The Internalization of Pecola in the Novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (896 words, 3 pages)

Internalizing Blue EyesWhen we think of clean, white is the color that usually comes to mind. Sadly, this can also be the case with race. Toni Morrison takes white beauty standards in her novel, The Bluest Eye, and examines how they affect people and the black community. Not only does ... Read More

The Star Symbol in the Novels One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (775 words, 3 pages)

...only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. said by the famous activist Martin Luther King Jr. What can be analyzed from this quote is, when times become their hardest and most difficult, the good things in life are more noticeable and cherished. The stars represent the ... Read More

A Review of the Literary Criticisms of William Faulkner’s Absalom! Absalom! (1219 words, 3 pages)

The Relevance of William Faulkners Absalom! Absalom! Transcends ErasWilliam Faulkners Absalom! Absalom! has been reviewed by many writers across various publishing platforms, who all seem to agree to describe it as one of the most chaotic narrative styles they have read yet. However, they owe the greatness of this book ... Read More

The Accounting Issues at Wells Fargo in Paul R. La Monica’s Do More Heads Need to Roll at Wells Fargo (3197 words, 11 pages)

Answer1 The article Do more heads need to roll at Wells Fargo? is written by Paul R. La Monica and was published in CNN Money on September 9, 2016. The article covers the accounting issues at Wells Fargo. The financial service company has been involved in the scam of fake ... Read More

A Review of the Play Our Town by Thornton Wilder (727 words, 2 pages)

Our Town Mini CritiqueThe story focuses on a small town called Grovers Corners in New Hampshire in the turn of the century after the civil war. The main characters are all neighbors in their little town and gossip and know everything about one another. The narrator is one of my ... Read More

An Examination of the Opposite Perspectives of Sarah in the Short Story Long Black Song by Richard Wright (1211 words, 3 pages)

Sarahs Completely Opposite Perspectives in Richard Wrights Long Black SongRichard Wrights Long Black Song follows the story of a black woman named Sarah, who lives on a cotton field with her husband, Silas, and daughter, Ruth. The story begins with Sarah dreaming about her premarital sweetheart, Tom, while Silas is ... Read More

The Lives of the Mirabel Sisters in the Novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (1201 words, 5 pages)

The Martyrdom of Las MariposasJulia Alvarez painted a beautiful illustration of a peaceful family living in the Dominican Republican, sitting in the cool darkness under the anacahuita tree in the front yard, in the rockers, telling stories, drinking guanabana juice (Alvarez 8) but, who would have known that only one ... Read More

The Marriages in Susan Glaspell’s Play Trifles, Zora Neale Hurston’s Short Story Sweat, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Short Story The Yellow Wallpaper (1888 words, 6 pages)

Over the course of this term, we have explored a wide range of literature. Short stories, poetry, a play, and an essay. While there are many other interesting themes throughout many of these stories, I am choosing to focus on the broad range of relationships we have seen in the ... Read More

Waverly’s Development of Chess Skills in Amy Tan’s Rules of the Game (403 words, 2 pages)

In Rules of the Game by Amy Tan, the main character, Waverly, learns how to be very good at chess as she practices very hard, insists on playing, and defeats others. Later she wins the championship trophy. Waverly concentrates hard on her chess skills. Her brother, Vincent, got the chess ... Read More

A Biography of Toni Morrison, an American Novelist, Editor, and Professor Emeritus (833 words, 3 pages)

Toni Morrison is a brilliant writer, one adored by both casual readers around the world, as well as critics. Beloved by all for her exceptional story weaving, and praised by critics for her incisive analyses of the dynamics of race and gender but also for the lyricism of her language ... Read More

The Plot and Characterization of The Red Badge of Courage, a War Novel by Stephen Crane (1113 words, 4 pages)

The Red Badge of Courage is an account of the Civil Warin which Henry Fleming fights for the first time on the side of the Union army, leaving his mother and his farm to enlist. He is anxious for battle because he has heard many fantasies and joys about battle ... Read More

The Plot and Characterization in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (931 words, 3 pages)

The Crucible is set in a story based upon the Salem witchcraft trials of the late 1600s the mainplot of this story is the false accusations of witchcraft. The novel starts with many girls dancing in the forest, chanting spells to cast upon the boys they desire.The following day, one ... Read More

An Analysis of Edna’s Suicide as a Symbol of Rebirth and Reform in the Novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin (986 words, 3 pages)

Symbolism and Ednas Suicide Ambiguous endings never fail to please. Theyll leave you at your seat, wondering what just happened and makes you want to explore the ulterior motive the author has for ending that way. Its obvious that ambiguous endings have meanings, but sometimes they can have a multitude ... Read More

The Life of Scout in the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (423 words, 2 pages)

Reflection on Go Set a Watchman by Harper LeeMaycomb County, Alabama. As Jean Louise is first introduced as the narrator on the first page in the first chapter, something becomes evident. The little girl from the earlier novel by the same author, titled To Kill a Mockingbird wasn't the same ... Read More

The Physical Setting in the Novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles (602 words, 3 pages)

A Peace SettingThe setting of A Separate Peace leaves the reader transfixed. imagining the story taking place outside of an all boys school or even outside of a school is a ludicrous idea. The east coast contains certain qualities that bring the story to life due to the weather and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Depressing and Fear Inducing Literary Works of Edgar Allan Poe (520 words, 2 pages)

It only makes sense that all Edgar Allen Poe works are depressing and or fear inducing when you look at his troubled past. All his life he was looking for a fathers love, something that just wasnt going to happen. He spent a good portion of his life wasting it ... Read More

The Important Life Lessons in the Short Story Cyclops by David Sedaris (988 words, 3 pages)

All parents have tricks up their sleeves that they use to teach their children important life lessons. David Sedaris, in his short story Cyclops, tells of his fathers method of teaching him and his siblings to be careful in life. His father used made up stories about his own childhood ... Read More

The Quest for True Happiness in the Life of Chris McCandless in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild (1064 words, 5 pages)

Into the WildChris McCandless is a hardheaded young individual with his heart set on nothing more than being happy and chose not to let other people and observations get him down. Chris proves to others that his Alaskan Odyssey is a way for him to get away from what others ... Read More

Willy Loman as the Portrayal of an Average American in Arthur Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman (502 words, 2 pages)

Willy Loman and AmericaMany people believe that Miller created Willys character to represent an unrealistic view of the average American. They see Willy as impractical because if everyone in our society acted exactly as Willy, the world would be chaos. Thus, because of this perspective his character becomes unreal. Miller ... Read More

Charlie and Alaska’s Struggle with the Search for Love in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (863 words, 3 pages)

The Search for LoveIts often said that the ultimate goal in life is to find love and from a young age this search begins. Because of this mission to find companionship, the phrase we accept the love we think we deserve is able to connect all individuals. This happens specifically ... Read More

Music Defines Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky (819 words, 4 pages)

Music and Personality Coincidence? Much of who the characters are in the novel in represented through art, generally books and music. Each of the books he chooses describe a piece of who he is and who he wants to become but more so the music defines Charlie as it does ... Read More

Validity and Self-Confidence in the Novel Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (735 words, 3 pages)

How Do We Validate Ourselves?Self worth is a problem for all individuals of all different backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses. All people struggle with the lack of self-confidence at some point in their lives and to cope with this we seek out other people that can help us regain some of ... Read More

The Struggles of Louise in the Short Story The Fat Girl by Andre Dubusis (1322 words, 4 pages)

It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the subject of obesity in the modern world. While many medical institutions try to help obese people to take a joyful journey from obesity towards health, society can be rather cruel to such individuals. Overweight people often experience negative judgments, rejections, ridiculing and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Short Story Mother Tongue by Amy Tan (560 words, 3 pages)

Summary to Mothers Tongue by Amy TanGrowing up from an immigrant family Amy Tan fell in love with the English Language as she was being accustomed to the different Englishes. Tan would say that Language is the tool of my trade and she would always incorporate it in her life ... Read More

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