Autobiography, Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

In American Literature the concepts of 'self' and 'nation' are illustrated through individuals and the responses in which are associated with their identity. The concept of nation will be in referral to equality and justice in the American system, and the concept of self will be referred to as an individual's identity. The American Literature discussed will be The autobiography; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself1 and the novel; The Scarlet Letter2, as they both demonstrate the concepts in a similar way; the concept of self has been established through a main 'character' and the concept of nation is represented to be corrupt. Both written work had been published at similar times, however, Hawthorne's