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

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The Character of John in John Updikes “A&P” (660 words, 1 pages)

In John Updikes "AP", Sammy makes a hasty, reasonable decision to quit his job. Sammy is a cashier at the AP, a local grocery store. He works there to please his parents and does not see any excitement or joy out of working there. One day, three girls wearing swimsuits ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a&P by John Updike (321 words, 1 pages)

AP by John Updike I think that in AP the author describes how life was decades ago and how it seems to me how life should be today, with out the arguments over petty situations. I think that the story line of AP is a typical situation in a small ... Read More

A Story of a Moment I’ll Never Forget With My Friend Eldon (975 words, 2 pages)

A Moment Ill Never Forget My life changed during the summer when I was ten years old. Even though it has been eight years ago, I will always remember my third year on the swim team. I had always done well, but could never manage to finish first. Every swim ... Read More

An Analysis of the Modern Day Hester Prynne (719 words, 1 pages)

A Modern Day Hester Prynne The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines shunning as "to avoid deliberately and especially habitually." This narrow definition doesn't begin to cover how those who have been shunned probably feel. To be shunned is to be completely shut out from your society, leaving you surrounded by people but ... Read More

A Comparison of the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger and the Ball Jar by Sylvia Plath (2213 words, 3 pages)

Society is often the curator of ideals, beliefs, and expectations among a vast number of unquestioning conformist individuals. It dictates a strict set of guidelines of which no one is to venture from, or they risk being labeled as social outcasts. These unwritten social laws affect every single individual, and ... Read More

A Review of an Investigative Story Involving Officer John Gale (814 words, 1 pages)

Officer John Gale It was Tuesday morning the sun was just on the brink of shinning on the great beautiful city of Miami. Sitting in his car, Officer John Gale was sipping his early morning coffee, getting ready for a long day ahead. Gale was tall, by his appearance he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play a Man for All Seasons (2027 words, 2 pages)

In the play A Man For All Seasons, the main character is Sir Thomas More. Sir Thomas is the Chancellor of England and a very religious man. Once, during a conversation with Wolsey (Chancellor at the time) about the King needing a son, Wolsey asks if Sir Thomas would like ... Read More

An Analysis of Fear in Epic of Gilgamesh (1323 words, 2 pages)

A Mans Only Fear Life is considered to be precious and something to be treasured. Individuals spend their lives looking for people to share it with whether it is with a friend or with a spouse. Life is often taken for granted until one is exposed to death. Death is ... Read More

An Analysis of a Male Perspective on My Last Duchess by Robert Browning (558 words, 1 pages)

A Males Perspective on My Last Duchess Robert Brownings poem, My Last Duchess literally portrays a Duke speaking about his late wife, while showing her painting on the wall. While on the surface its intent may be innocent, most believe that the story has a much darker meaning. The Duke ... Read More

An Interiror Monologue About Pain and Suffering (462 words, 1 pages)

Brad Chapman 092999 Creative Writing Block 3 Interior Monologue Here he comes, my wearer! Oh who am I fooling? He never chooses us. After all, the Doc Martins are his favorite, and why shouldnt they be, its the newest trend..blah blah blah! Why would ANYONE choose me, Im all faded, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Lo Po’s Poems (998 words, 2 pages)

A look into Li Po The first poem I read by Li Po was enchanting. The mere title, The Sun Rises and Sets, put a calming picture into my head. He explains to the audience that the sun does a job day in and day out for the world to ... Read More

One of America’s Features is Income and Educational Inequalitt (2940 words, 4 pages)

Rich vs. Poor A Look at Income and Educational Inequality in America Ever since I can remember the importance of education has been made clear. My parents have always told me that I need to get good grades and go to a good college, like them, so I can make ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of a Method of Doing Laundry in One Night (612 words, 1 pages)

The Rinse Cycle Procrastination the worst enemy to most people when it comes to laundry. No matter how much they do during the week, it always seems like there is a mountain of laundry to do on Sunday night. I personally always ended up being stuck with the mountain of ... Read More

A Not Lonely and Eventful Christmas Time Story (422 words, 1 pages)

A holiday story This is a story about what I thought was going to be a lonely and uneventful Christmas holiday time. I was planning to have a very quiet holiday season because my wife and youngest son were going to be in South America for the Christmas season. My ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Edna Pontellier in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1134 words, 2 pages)

Mrs. Edna Pontellier is a woman without an identity, and a woman without any fidelity to either her relationships or her ideals. This, of course, means that she has not successfully completed Erikson's fifth stage of psychosocial development, the stage of identity versus identity confusion. Edna is a grown woman ... Read More

The Fate of the Grandmother in Flannery O’Connor’s Story A Good Man Is Hard to Find (564 words, 1 pages)

A Good Man is Hard to Findby Flannery OConnor What happens to the grandmother in the story? The grandmother is at a very different point from the beginning of the story, A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor than at the end, not just in terms of ... Read More

Evil Mother Figure in D. H. Lawrence’s Short Story The Rocking-Horse Winner (1978 words, 2 pages)

"The Rocking Horse Winner" is the story of a boy's gift for picking the winners in horse races. An omniscient narrator relates the tale of a boy whose family is always short of money. His mother is incapable of showing love and is obsessed with the status that material wealth ... Read More

Attitudes Towards War in Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” (725 words, 1 pages)

Attitudes Towards War in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was one of the most influential writers of the Modern period. After being rejected from the army, Hemingway entered the war in 1917 as an ambulance driver on the Italian front. Hemingway's relationship with the war could ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Nora in a Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen (927 words, 2 pages)

Nora At the beginning of the play, Nora, who in A Dolls House is the female protagonist, is portrayed like a doll, hence the title of the play. Her husband, Torvald, talks to her like a little girl, using terms such as little lark or little squirrel or his song ... Read More

A Reading of Howard Pyles Book of Pirates in Class (1064 words, 3 pages)

He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move. Whats the matter, Schatz? Ive got a headache You better go back ... Read More

My Happy Moments Taking Care of My Baby Erick (988 words, 2 pages)

The observation of a child is a very wonderful and tiring experience. I chose to observe my son Erick who is a little over a year old. From the moment he woke up in the morning, he was very active. First, he expressed to me that he was hungry and ... Read More

The Inception of the School-To-School Program From Mark Tucker’s “Cradle-to-Grave” (759 words, 1 pages)

The 11th day of November 1992, an 18-page "Dear Hillary" letter was written stating the implementation of Marc Tucker's "cradle-to-grave." This letter focused on the school-to-work Opportunities Act (STW) that President Clinton signed in 1994. It was coordinated by the local, state, and federal level to allow the use of ... Read More

Mark Twain’s Respect for the Technological Advances of His Time in A Connecticut Yankee (843 words, 1 pages)

In the political and social satire A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court, Mark Twain demonstrates his excessive pride and glory in the political, economic, and technological advances of his time by developing an interesting plot in which an 19th century mechanic travels back to the time of a cruel ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of King Lear’s Daughters’ Attraction to Edmund (493 words, 1 pages)

A Critical Analysis of King Lear's Daughters'Attraction to Edmund Shakespeare King Lear is a story of treachery and deceit. The villainy of the play knows no bounds. Family lines are ignored in an overwhelming quest for power. This villainy is epitomized in the character of Edmund, bastard son of the ... Read More

A Comparison of Tynan’s “JoiningThe Colors” and Owen’s “The Send Off” (1507 words, 2 pages)

A Comparison of Two Poems about Soldiers "Joining The Colours" by Katherine Tynan and "The Send Off" by Wilfred Owen are two poems about soldiers leaving Britain to Fight in WWI. Joining The Colours" is about a regiment of soldiers leaving to go to France to fight. This was at ... Read More

My Disappoint of Coming to the ‘Perfect World’ and Tuned out Short of Expectations (355 words, 1 pages)

The New World isn't what I expected it to be. I came from a loving, successful family from Guinea, Africa to a greedy country considered to be the "perfect world." Why did I have to voyage across the ocean to work in the fields? Why did I have to leave ... Read More

A Comparison of Beatrice Potter Books (2625 words, 4 pages)

A Comparison of Beatrix Potter Books For over a century, Beatrix Potter's art and her wonderful imagination have affected children and adults all over the world. There is hardly a person who does not know The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Starting with her first published book in 1900, Beatrix Potter ... Read More

A Comparison of the Attitudes of Godfrey and Silas in Nancy Lammeter’s Story (680 words, 1 pages)

Godfrey and Silas were both self-imposed loners. Godfrey had to keep his first wife a secret from everybody, especially Nancy Lammeter. This meant that he had to keep more than a polite distance away from her. His brother, the theif and all around scoundrel blackmailed poor Godfrey to keep his ... Read More

The Revelation of Scrooge’s Past by the Ghost of Christmas Past (1339 words, 2 pages)

It is Christmas Eve, and Scrooge is overseeing the business. He is accompanied by his employer, Bob Cratchit, who is in charge of writing out records and accounts. Scrooge then receives several visitors. One of these visitors is Scrooges nephew, Fred, who invites Scrooge to dine with him for Christmas, ... Read More

A Character Comparison of Harold Krebs and Bartleby, the Scrivener (875 words, 1 pages)

A Character Comparison of Harold Krebs and Bartleby, the Scrivener Earnest Hemingways Soldiers Home and Herman Melvilles Bartleby, the Scrivener are both short stories written about characters who have problems dealing with or being a part of society. Harold Krebs in Soldiers Home and Bartleby in Bartleby, the Scrivener have ... Read More

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