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

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The Shared Kind-Heartedness of Maxine and Hannah in The Night of the Iguana (420 words, 1 pages)

Maxine and Hannah When you first meet Maxine Faulk and Hannah Jelks in The Night of the Iguana they seem to be complete opposites. Maxine is a carefree hippie, who wears old torn clothe, no shoes, and doesn't give damn what anyone else thinks. When Hannah walks up to the ... Read More

Degrees of Isolation in Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl and Katherine Mansfield’s Miss Brill (545 words, 1 pages)

In Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill", the protagonists experience different yet similar degrees of isolation. In "Girl", the isolation is subtle while in "Miss Brill" the isolated status of the character is extremely obvious. Both types of isolation involve the character's social liferole and stem from those ... Read More

Comparison between the Poems Little Libby, by Julia Ann Moore and Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (337 words, 1 pages)

Compare and Costrast Little Libby and Dulce Et Decorum Est Dulce Et Decorum Est is a poem written by Wilfred Owen during WWI. I believe this poem is excellent because it doesn't only have good imagery, but the language is also very good. Owen uses very harsh words to describe ... Read More

Sacrifice in Literature: Review of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and A & P (1354 words, 2 pages)

Often times in literature for the protagonist to make progress a sacrifice has to be made. This sacrifice can spark progress in the movement of the story or growth in the character themselves. The true development in the story comes not in the sacrifice but in the motives behind the ... Read More

Comparison of Jack Hogins’s The Concert Stages of Europe and Gabrielle Roy’s To Earn My Living (495 words, 1 pages)

Both Canadian short stories "The Concert Stages of Europe" by Jack Hogins and "To Earn My Living" by Gabrielle Roy are first person narrations recounting significant experiences of the narrators' lives. In "The Concert Stages of Europe," thirteen year old Clay tells us about his disastrous experience at a talent ... Read More

Concept of Fear in Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson, The Red Room by H.G. Wells and The Man with the Twisted Lip by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (3473 words, 5 pages)

"How did the Victorian authors create fear in thier readers?" This essay compares three Victorian Stories - 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Lewis Stevenson, 'The Red Room' by H.G.Wells and 'The Man with the twisted lip' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These authors have toyed with the readers' ... Read More

The Theme of Choices in the Novels Life of Pi and Larry’s Party (1892 words, 2 pages)

Life consists of choices. Life itself is a choice. People make numerous choices a day whether or not to go to school, study for the test, or even which pair of shoes to wear. Sometimes it is very difficult to decide what course of action to take. Sometimes a specific ... Read More

A Study on Two Literary Movements, Transcendentalism and Romanticism (1253 words, 2 pages)

Transcendentalism and Romanticism Throughout time there have been many literary movements, many of which become forgotten over time. However they should not be forgotten because they have shaped American literature into what it is today. Two of the more important literary movements of the late 18th century to the early ... Read More

Examination of the Complex History of the Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the Exhibition at the New York Historical Society (866 words, 2 pages)

The exhibition at the New-York Historical Society includes 25 different early editions of the novel, abolitionist pamphlets, proslavery books, six sculptural figure groups depicting scenes from the book and six crayon studies titled The End of Uncle Tom and the Grand Allegorical Tableau of Eva in Heaven (1995). From the ... Read More

A Personal Narrative of Attending College (857 words, 1 pages)

The spring of my senior year was a great time in my life. I was going to graduate in two months, I had gotten accepted into the college I wanted to go to, and the only thing left to complete was the final paperwork for whether I was going to ... Read More

My Experience in the Land of the Free (1165 words, 2 pages)

One of the transitions that I have experienced in the past is coming to America, early in the morning of August 1991, I left my mother and the house where Id grown up. My mother helped me carried heavy suitcases to the bus station. Have you gotten everything what you ... Read More

A Personal Experience of Culture Influencing Identity (432 words, 1 pages)

Topic Identity and culture are clearly intertwined. How has your experience of culture influenced the development of your own personal identity? It was a rainy day. The storm caused turbulence. The plane was very shaky and we dropped one hundred feet of altitude in five seconds. Then all of a ... Read More

A Contrast of Imagery and Symbolism in Raymond Carver’s The Cathedral (948 words, 2 pages)

Contrasting Imagery with Symbolism The story The Cathedral by Raymond Carver is a story of transformation of a human character?s life from depression and carelessness to belief and diversity. A cathedral is a symbol of faith, conversion, creativity and strength and is therefore a substantial component of Carver?s story. The ... Read More

A Paper on Lies in the Novel The Scarlet Letter (953 words, 1 pages)

When one finds himself in a sticky situation and needs a way out, human instinct is to take the easy way out, to lie about what happened. The next step is to feel guilt for the lie committed. After that, the guilt will continue to grow stronger, this will continue ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on the Clique Phenomenon in Schools (853 words, 1 pages)

As I walk through the Paradiso arch everyday on my way in to school only to notice the students that attend my school. Everyday I realize that our school is divided into many different cliques in other words groups. From the 1,800 students that attend our school many are involved ... Read More

An Analysis and Comparison of Two Poems That Issue Warnings (798 words, 2 pages)

Choose two poems that issue warnings and write about the ideas they present. How powerful are the messages. The poem Windscale, by Norman Nicholson, talks about a place beside the sea in Cumbria. It is the sight of a nuclear processing plant. It is a very bitter poem and has ... Read More

Christian Symbolism in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (2480 words, 4 pages)

Christianity in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment An Overview Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote, " If someone succeded in proving to me that Christ was outside the truth, and if, indeed, the truth was outside Christ, then I would sooner remain with Christ than with the truth" (Frank 68). It was by no ... Read More

The Code of Chivalry in the Arthurian Legend (665 words, 1 pages)

In Medieval times, nights went by a code called chivalry. Chivalry was the order of knighthood and the code of knightly behavior. Many of the tenets of Chivalry were displayed throughout the Arthurian legend. The Lady of the Lake and Excalibur displayed such aspects of chivalric code. The great King ... Read More

An Overview of Children’s Literature in the Victorian Era (939 words, 2 pages)

The time when Queen Victoria I was in rule, known as the Victorian Era, played host to an abundance of children's literature, appearing in such forms as the fairy tale, nonsense stories, and tales of adventure. This influx of writing aimed toward the younger class was brought on by several ... Read More

A Personal Narrative Depicting a Day at Children’s World (1295 words, 2 pages)

Children's World Learning Center. Upon my arrival to the classroom at Children's World, the young children were just waking up from their afternoon nap. As the children woke up Miss Kristen allowed the children to play, until all their classmates were awake. I watched Susie with blond curly locks sit ... Read More

A Paper on Childhood (509 words, 1 pages)

Childhood My friends and I were always having fun, hanging out, playing games, and breaking stuff, all kinds of stuff that you remember as a kid. We would always used to skateboard and do some filming with my video camera, which I'm so pleased of now. You think to your ... Read More

Analysis of the Character Mabel Pervins in D. H. Lawrence’s Short Story The Horse Dealers Daughter (1029 words, 2 pages)

Analysis On Mabel Pervins In D. H. Lawrence short story The Horse Dealers Daughter, he depicts the conflicts of a young woman named Mabel Pervins after her fathers death. Mabel who is describe to be a rather short, sullen looking young woman of twenty seven. (P.238) The story takes place ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Language and Structure of Charles Simic’s Poem “Bug Doctor” (494 words, 1 pages)

cOUT WITH LARKIN, IN WITH SIMICc My overall perception of Simics poetry is that he is a fun guy. At times he is much more dramatic than I anticipated his poetry to be. I found myself still thinking about his poetry hours after I read it and slowly understanding some ... Read More

Cat is a Mans Best Friend: Adopting Cats in the United States (860 words, 2 pages)

A dog is a mans best friend. That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat is their best friend. Despite what dog lovers may believe, cats make excellent housepets. If everyone would adopt just ... Read More

A Paper on Changes in the Character of Roger Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter (420 words, 1 pages)

Changes in Roger Chillingworth In the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, there is a character by the name of Roger Prynne. He changes in the many different ways. His changes are physical, moral, and spiritual. Roger Prynne changes physically over the course of the book. First of all ... Read More

Opening of a Short Story (253 words, 1 pages)

This short story opens with an irritated and sometimes hostile narrator whose wife has invited a blind friend to spend the night. The narrator tells us immediately that his visitor's blindness bothers him and that he is not looking forward to having a blind man in his house. The vehemence ... Read More

Suzanne Carother’s Article Catching Sense (447 words, 1 pages)

Catching Sense In this article Suzanne Carothers discusses how black mother-daughter relationships are so important and that the children learn from what they are taught. The daughters in this study showed the utmost respect for their mothers, they viewed their mothers not only as a parent, but also as a ... Read More

A Week of Mind Altering Fun in Cancun Mexico (557 words, 1 pages)

Cancun Mexico is a great place to spend a spring break. The ocean is a breathtaking sight that will help you relax. The beach is a great place to get a tan and have fun in the sun. The clubs will wear you out with there high levels of energy. ... Read More

Carpe Diem Philosophy in Marlowe’s The Passionate Shepherd (858 words, 2 pages)

Carpe Diem Do you live for today, or worry about tomorrow? If you live for today you follow the ideals of Carpe Diem, which is defined as seize the day. Many people and lifestyles follow these ideals and, they do not worry about tomorrow. In The Passionate Shepherd, Marlowe shows ... Read More

An Analysis of Cabeza de Vaca’s Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America: Were Explorers Curious or Just Greedy? (712 words, 1 pages)

Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America Cabeza de Vaca's story is one of the earliest accounts of exploration of the Americas when it was still untouched by European traditions and values, when they were still in their raw and natural state. Cabeza de Vaca and the ... Read More

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