Can American Literature not be viewed as a reflection upon the way Americans lived throughout our relatively short history? Does the canon not act as if it is a museum, which can render the totality of American life in all its integrity and abhorrence? When reading this anthology, the reader will become aware of the role race plays in American Literature. While I will be evaluating the canon, this anthology's outcome will be to expose the way race and American Literature coincide and why.
The word canon is important because it is what propagates the views of the "reviewing staff" that makes the canon, where their focus is on the more educated writers. In fact, the term “literary canon” refers to a body of books, narratives and other texts
The word canon is important because it is what propagates the views of the "reviewing staff" that makes the canon, where their focus is on the more educated writers. In fact, the term “literary canon” refers to a body of books, narratives and other texts