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

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An Analysis of the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1086 words, 2 pages)

A dream is defined as a fanciful vision of the conscious mind a fond hope or aspiration anything so lovely, transitory, etc. as to seem dreamlike. In the beginning pages of Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story gives the audience a glimpse into Gatsby's idealistic ... Read More

Flowers and Their Meanings in William Blake’s Poems (849 words, 2 pages)

My Pretty Rose-Tree, written by William Blake, is a poem of love, jealousy, and sorrow. This eight-line poem, following the abab acac rhyme pattern, is full of strong symbolism and a great deal of personification, all used in an attempt to express the narrators feelings. William Blake brings the flowers ... Read More

An Analysis of Emily’s death in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (1814 words, 3 pages)

In "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner's use of language foreshadows and builds up to the climax of the story. His choice of words is descriptive, tying resoundingly into the theme through which Miss Emily Grierson threads, herself emblematic of the effects of time and the nature of the old ... Read More

Writing Is a Mirror to the Writers Soul (677 words, 1 pages)

Let's look at the question that most all students have asked at some point, "Why write?" There are many reasons in which people choose to write, too many to list here. However, in the following essay (written by the marvelous Seth Brumbaugh) you will find many of the main reasons ... Read More

An Analysis of the Language that is Deemed Inappropriate in Today’s World by Huckleberry Finn. (485 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the past century in high schools across the nation, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by the renown author Samuel Clemens (known primarily as Mark Twain), has been read by teenagers such as myself. This novel is a part of American literature and should always be included in a ... Read More

An Analysis of a Successful Story of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (1553 words, 2 pages)

In my opinion "Flowers for Algernon" written by Daniel Keyes is a successful short story because of Keyes superbly formed Characters, his brilliant format used and the many different themes he featured throughout the story. "Flowers for Algernon" is a short story about a man of low intelligence, Charlie Gordon, ... Read More

My Experience Living with My Aunt Who Practice Wicca Craft (1245 words, 2 pages)

Definition Essay Wicca Growing up with an Aunt who considered herself a witch wasn't always the easiest thing to deal with. My Aunt has practiced the Craft of Wicca for as long as I can remember. Although my friends and I were always full of questions, my Aunt would always ... Read More

Chaucer and his Wife of Bath on Antifeminist Writing (1730 words, 3 pages)

Today most feminists commonly depict the Wife of Bath from Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, as the ideal model for the feminist literary figure. However, contrary to that belief, I feel that both the Wife of Bath and Chaucer himself are just a well-disguised example of the antifeminist views of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Crucible by Arthur Miller (517 words, 1 pages)

Why is the play called the Crucible? Webster and his book the dictionary defines a crucible as, A container in which metals are heated, involving a change. A severe test or trial. Author Miller in his play, uses the title The Crucible as an analogy for the situation. The actual ... Read More

My Personal Life Experience in New York City (1219 words, 2 pages)

Learning to take life seriously has been an interesting journey for me. My life started out basically as a vacation. I began traveling the United States in the back seat of my moms Buick at the age of four. From surfing the bright windy beaches of southern California, to panning ... Read More

An Analysis of Law of Survival in White Fang by Jack London (928 words, 2 pages)

White Fang, written by Jack London, is a wonderful adventure novel that vividly depicts the life of a wolf by the name of White Fang. Throughout the course of the novel, White Fang goes through numerous learning experiences as he interacts with humans and other wolves from Alaska around the ... Read More

Some Reason Why Hispanics are Earning their College Degrees (683 words, 1 pages)

I heard the familiar sound of the front door closing gently. My father was returning from work as a barber. Although he begins his day at 500 a.m. every morning, he usually returns at around 700 p.m. I never really questioned his schedule when I was a child, but as ... Read More

An Arguement About The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (1071 words, 2 pages)

What is so arguable about The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein? There are plenty of things that anyone could argue about while reading any of Silversteins works. A person could argue that he is a children's writer and made his name known in Playboy Magazine, or that he publishes poems ... Read More

An Analysis of a Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1514 words, 2 pages)

A satire is a literary work in which human foolishness and vice are criticised. Satire employs humour and wit to ridicule human institutions or humanity itself, in order that they might be remodelled or improved. Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal qualifies as a perfect example of satire according to these ... Read More

a Biography of Walter Whitman an American poet, essayist and journalist. (2412 words, 4 pages)

Walter Whitman born May 31, 1819 in West Hills, Long Island, N.Y., died March 26, 1892, Camden, N.J. He was an american poet, journalist, and essayist whose verse collection Leaves of Grass is a landmark in the history of American leterature. EARLY LIFE Walt Whitman was born into a family ... Read More

An Analysis of When the Full Moon Shines Its Magic over Monument Valley by John v. Young (406 words, 1 pages)

In the article "When the Full Moon Shines its Magic Over Monument Valley," John V. Young uses rhetorical strategies such as varieties of tone, similes, imagery, ornate diction, and vivid details in order to describe the sensations generated first by his surroundings and then by the moonrise. This descriptive article, ... Read More

A Personal Recount of Being American (393 words, 1 pages)

I like America because there is opportunity here. I also like America because of our government that is a democratic government. In other coun tries, their government's are monarchies, or a dictatorship, or even authoritarian. Some countries are even capitalistic. Here we have the freedom to sell buy or trade ... Read More

A Review of William Blake’s Poems The Lamb and The Tyger (2948 words, 4 pages)

A Romantic as he was, William Blake created his rather simple songs as an opposition to the poetry the eighteenth-century poets tried to impose, the so called ornated word,poetry of beautiful words saying very little. Songs of Innocence and Experience are about the "two contrary states of the human soul" ... Read More

A Personal Recount on Being a Parent (539 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever seen a parent walking around with there kids half asleep, or even angry? I am guessing most of you said, yes. That is because being a parent is the toughest and most rewarding job a person can have. You get to experience so many ups and downs ... Read More

Personal Thought on Why Is a Person Attending College (1954 words, 3 pages)

I often wonder why I am in college. I know that college will prepare me for the career I choose to pursue and make me that best that I can be in that field. But there should be other things that I could be learning aside from calculating probabilities and ... Read More

This Is How I am Similar to Water (845 words, 2 pages)

Water Baby For as long as I can remember (which is long) my family has always referred to me as a waterbaby. I never truly understood what they meant. I mean was I born under water? Did I always drink it? When I think of those questions that I asked ... Read More

A Personal Experience of a Honeymoon (397 words, 1 pages)

Honeymoon What a relief it had been to be back in the warmth of our beautiful affluent hotel. The climate outside had been frigid, but it had not made our day unpleasant, we had wrapped up well and had been determined to enjoy our initial experience within the beautiful city ... Read More

A Paper on the Concept of Classification (573 words, 1 pages)

Ways of Classification The concept of classification can be quite difficult to understand due to the many similarities that exist in what is being classified. There are tiny little details that make objects hard to distinguish from one another. Classification is a way of sorting out the details and finding ... Read More

Literary Techniques and Personification in Watership Down by Richard Adams (356 words, 1 pages)

Watership Down as Good Literature Watership Down, by Richard Adams, is considered good literature because of the literary techniques and because of the plot. Several literary techniques are used to pull the reader in and the plot is a well constructed to hold their attention. Watership Down's plot is an ... Read More

Position of Women in Joyce’s Dubliners (829 words, 1 pages)

In Women In Joyce, Suzette Henke and Elaine Unkeless note that Joyce pits men against women in his tales, and it can be proved that drastic economic and social pressures actually forced Dubliners into such situations of frustration, deprivation, and hostility (53.) In Joyces Eveline, father and lover are pitted ... Read More

A Paper on Writing Literary Works (559 words, 1 pages)

Writing Literary Works Literature, what is it? Well, the glossary of our handy fifth edition of Intro to Reading and Writing states that it is a written or oral composition that tells stories, dramatize situations, express emotion and analyzes and advocates ideas. How does the author accomplish all this? By ... Read More

A Biography of Walt Whitman, a famous American Poet (690 words, 2 pages)

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman, a famous American poet, was born on May 31, 1819 in the West Hills of Long Island, New York. His mother's name was Loisia Van Velsor, of Dutch descent., and amazingly could not read very well, if at all. His dad was an English carpenter who ... Read More

Views of War in Voltaire’s Candide or Optimism (669 words, 1 pages)

Voltaires View of War In Candide or Optimism, Voltaire demonstrates a somewhat unique conception of war for his time, and manages to do so with something of a regard for humor. Throughout the book, Voltaire points to the oddities of war from all angles. He exposes the worthlessness of concepts ... Read More

Knights Chivalry in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur (995 words, 2 pages)

In the Medieval Period, knights dedicated their lives to following the code of chivalry. In Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, a number of characters performed chivalrous acts to achieve the status of an ideal knight (Minick). Their characteristics of respect for women and courtesy for all, helpfulness to the ... Read More

A Paper on Freedom and Responsibility (631 words, 1 pages)

"With freedom comes responsibility". This quote is one my favorites because I think personally think that it's true. With freedom you can do anything. Some of us may even take the freedom that we have for granted and do stupid things that may hurt us later on. I know that ... Read More

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