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

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A Review of the Book, Who Moved My Cheese (353 words, 1 pages)

The book Who Moved my Cheese is a little cheesy itself. It tries to persuade the reader that life is your choice it is up to you what happens. Although that is true, it seems that the book makes it look as if it is one easy move. I guess ... Read More

An Analysis of a Symbolic Right to Choose in Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (614 words, 2 pages)

In history, America has traditionally been the country created of a mixture of differing nationalities and fatherlands. In the early formation of the country, this sense of patria was distinctly different for most Americans, whose ancestors had understood that their fatherland was an inherited tradition. For the new Americans, they ... Read More

Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Parable, The Minister’s Black Veil (868 words, 3 pages)

Guilt, shame, and remorse are common emotions experienced by all men at some time in the course of their life. In Nathaniel Hawthornes parable, The Ministers Black Veil, a certain symbol is used to represent the guilt manifested by one mans secrets. The aforementioned black veil is worn by the ... Read More

The Lessons in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (513 words, 3 pages)

George and Lennie best friends? Or babysitter and baby. The tale Of Mice and Men explain fully what it's like to get to babysit a fully grown mentally challenged man and try to shape him into a normal working man along with a few obstacles in the way. George wasn't ... Read More

A Comparison of J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men (473 words, 2 pages)

Critical Lens EssayAlthough the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. This quote means that even though people are in pain and may be in some sort of suffering there will come a time and place where all of that negativity blows away. ... Read More

The Theme of Abandonment in Sylvia Plath’s Daddy (1110 words, 4 pages)

Plath vs. DaddySylvia Plaths Daddy is a powerful if yet disturbing poem where she recreates the terrifying bond between her and the male counterweights in her life. Though the poem isnt directly written from Plaths point of view, rather that of a child with an Electra complex, the speaker in ... Read More

An Analysis of Raymond Carver’s Story “Cathedral” (981 words, 4 pages)

Describing a CathedralRaymond Carvers Cathedral is a story that illustrates what sight really is. In most cases, blindness means being physically unable to see. In the case of the narrator in Cathedral blindness is an affliction suffered from within. The narrator is possessed by prejudice against everyone and anyone he ... Read More

The Literary Career of Arthur Miller (382 words, 2 pages)

Arthur MillerArthur Miller was born on October 17, 1915 in Harlem, New York. He was raised in a wealthy household until his family unfortunately lost everything in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. They ended up having to fire their chauffer and moved from the Upper East Side in Manhattan ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Love in The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks (1219 words, 3 pages)

Spending your life with your love is the best way to spend itHave you ever stopped and thought that as long as you get to spend your life with someone you love nothing else matters? That is exactly what the book The Longest Ride stands for and represents. The Longest ... Read More

A Review of Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Lawrence’s The Rocking-Horse Winner (2071 words, 10 pages)

CompareContrast Thesis Statement and Outline I. Introduction A. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson B. The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence II. Thesis Statement A. Both storywriters utilize characterization, conflict, and irony to depict how fallacious perceptions ultimately pave the way to death. III. Authors' Types of Works and Conflicts ... Read More

Family Representation of the United States in Judith Merril’s “That Only a Mother” (444 words, 2 pages)

TitleIn Judith Merrils That Only a Mother, the family is a representation of the United States as a whole in the Cold War era. The first indication is given on the very first page of the story when Maggie is watching the news. She thinks to herself No accidents. No ... Read More

A Comparison of Bravery in Sophie’s Journey by Sally Collins and a Documentary Bound by Flesh (984 words, 2 pages)

Persuasive speechTheme- courage bravery in hardship Courage is instrumental. It is the ability to do something that frightens one. It is the strength in the face of pain or grief. Sure, courage is thought to be shown in most life-threatening situations however they aren't a regular occurrence in our normal, ... Read More

A Review of John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” (2493 words, 10 pages)

In a man's life, if one thing is usually going wrong, it seems that other events only tend to pile on to make it worse in a jumble of painful irony. In The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, the Joads, along with the Wilson's and other migrants suffer from ... Read More

An Interpretation of Love in The Notebook, a Novel by Nicholas Sparks (1365 words, 5 pages)

The Notebook written by Nicholas Sparks is based on the truly heartwarming story about the never ending passion of true love. This novel written in 1996 represents the contemporary love story based on World War II era. Love is basically the care, dedication, struggle and intense feeling. Most of the ... Read More

A Synthesis Essay on Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye (1005 words, 4 pages)

Catcher in the Rye Synthesis EssayHolden Caulfield experiences several drastic changes in his life. As a teenager who was ultimately striving to escape phonies and the harsh reality of life, he faces several obstacles, some of which he walked into consciously. Holden experienced a tragic death of his brother, Allie, ... Read More

The Price of Becoming a Barbie Doll (607 words, 2 pages)

The Price of Becoming a Barbie DollWithin our society today, there is an extraordinary want and need for women to have a perfect appearance. As a result, the expectations placed on the shoulders of women have stressed anxiety and forced them to surrender to the image of being or becoming ... Read More

Identifying the Protagonist in Hemingway’s “Two Big Hearted River” (1034 words, 4 pages)

This Essay is Only One Essay in All the Essays That Will Ever Be.It is said that writers write what they know and what Ernest Hemingway knew about was war and the war experience. During World War I Hemingway served as a volunteer ambulance driver for the Red Cross stationed ... Read More

An Analysis of the American Dream of the Self-Made Man in Winter Dreams (1019 words, 2 pages)

Winter DreamsWinter Dreams shows the American Dream of the Self-Made Man in the 20s, as pursued by Dexter Green. This dream is one of wealth, and success, and was pursued by many in the jazz age. Never willing to settle, Dexter lives a greedy life, always wanting more than he ... Read More

A Review of Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald (831 words, 2 pages)

Tender is the NightF. Scott Fitzgeralds Tender is the Night is a timeless classic, a loose an indirect autobiography. The novel begins in 1925 young actress Rosemary Hoyt meets wealthy psychiatrist Dick Diver and his wife Nicole on a beach in France. Rosemary falls in love with Dick, creating a ... Read More

An Analysis of Intelligence in Grendel by John Gardner (991 words, 3 pages)

Set Back by Sentience(the curse of intelligence)The titular protagonist of John Gardners Grendel is among millions of literary characters that struggle to find their purpose. How should we live? Its a very open ended question philosophers have been trying to answer it for centuries, never coming to a universal conclusion. ... Read More

An Analysis of Autism in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1564 words, 5 pages)

Autism Speaks (For Itself)Jerry Seinfeld recently believed himself to have autism. A month later, he revoked his statement, which just goes to show the ambiguous, and complex nature of an autism diagnosis. Autism is a spectrum, with two very different ends, and a very diverse range in between. Many people ... Read More

An Analysis of Misogyny in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (700 words, 3 pages)

Of Misogyny and Other Things"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a novel in which Ken Kesey questions the motives of a rigorous society on its populace through the exemplum of the medical institution's motives towards its patients. The novel is told from the perspective of Chief Bromden, who has ... Read More

An Analysis of Narrative in This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff (535 words, 2 pages)

This Boys VoiceTobias Wolffs style in his memoir, This Boys Life, is very different from many other memoirs, and personal narratives. He is a master of manipulating voice, and through his use of voice, he was able to make his story more real, and more true.This Boys Life follows a ... Read More

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (609 words, 2 pages)

In Cold BloodIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a bone-chillingly nonfiction novel about the brutal killing of an innocent wealthy Kansas family. It begins with a day in the life of the Clutter family through the thick haze of foreshadowing, the reader is able to see clearly that everyone ... Read More

Ethan Frome and American Descent from Morality: An Analysis of Edith Wharton’s Novel (1017 words, 4 pages)

Ethan Frome and American Descent from MoralityIt has become more increasingly apparent in recent years that the direction our government is moving in relation to its services to the people, is not a good one. We were once told Ask not what our country can do for us, but what ... Read More

An Analysis of the Image of Fire in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1023 words, 3 pages)

Up In Flames The heat waves disrupt the order of the light being transmitted the quivering lines a representation of the most simple of energy exchanges. Chemical energy released in a colorful burst of light and heat fire. To some, its a destroyer, but to others, it merely changes one ... Read More

An Analysis of the Hero in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (407 words, 1 pages)

Great Gatsby AnalysisJay Gatsbys archetype is that of the hero Gatsby is romantic, brave, and headstrong, but sometimes engages in questionable activities to get what he wants. He is the main character of the story, and the focal point of Nicks, Toms, and Daisys actions throughout the novel.Nick Carraways archetype ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Tyler Durden in Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (1106 words, 5 pages)

In the novel Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk explores the very real crisis of men what makes a man? Through the very real representation of the narrators opposite side, Tyler Durden, we see what men feel pressured to be the alpha male. Men cant feel things, never mind show them. Men ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Red Convertible; The Symbolism of a Car in the Story (1068 words, 3 pages)

Cars hold a very superior place in the hearts of people all over. Sure things like car shows, the prices people pay to drive a nice car, and the tradition that sometimes comes with passing down a car shows this. History is what makes the car most valuable here. The ... Read More

Freedom and Confinement in the Story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (840 words, 3 pages)

When one first looks at the surface of the short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, one may think that this literature is dull, simplistic, and slow paced. With a title such as The Yellow Wallpaper, one imagines paint drying with no climax. On the contrary, Charlotte Perkins Gilman depicts a cautionary ... Read More

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