American novels

family epic is perhaps not surprising, given her background in short stories. “The Namesake” and “Unaccustomed Earth” wove together disparate tales concerning central themes—assimilation and biculturalism—while her novel “The Namesake” spanned two generations of the same Indian-American family. “The Lowland” outdoes them all: over the course of five decades and four generations, Lahiri examines the lives of various members of the Mitra family. From California to Calcutta, their experiences are…

Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane tells the story of a young Union Army soldier named Henry Fleming during the American Civil War. Henry enters the war in hopes of gaining the reputation of a brave, valiant man. He does not particularly care about his fellow soldiers or what he is fighting for. He simply romanticizes the war as an opportunity to become a hero. Throughout the novel, Fleming grows and matures, learning the essence of manhood. Though Henry Fleming originally flees from…

of the Vanities is a novel that captures both the issues of race and class, demonstrating hopelessness of the problems in New York. The book is about Sherman Coy, a bond salesman on Wall Street, who is “involved in a hit-and-run accident in the South Bronx that leaves a black high school boy, [Lamb], fatally injured” (Lemann 1). Despite leaving the scene of crime, Sherman is found and loses everything that he had as a result (Lemann 1). Wolfe has two main objectives of the novel. The first one…

struggles in life and knowledge about a subject to help them write their novels. One of these authors, Khaled Hosseini, a unique and acclaimed writer, is known for his writings relating to his background. His family and friends that are in his life and his previous life experiences in both Afghanistan and America inspired Hosseini to write his novels. For example, Hosseini used his father as the setup for the character Baba in the novel, The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini Critical). Khaled…

Dillon Hunt In the novel "Wolfsong" by Louis Owens, Tom is searching for his lost Indian identity. I quickly recognized this when Tom finds his self in a torn position as to what an Indian really is. Although Tom is of Native American heritage, the book never specifically states which tribe he or his family is from. Tom's main quest is that He has to find out what it is that makes him Indian. Whether it be through nature, spirituality, or tribal origins. The novel begins in a mine in…

widely considered one of the earliest feminist novels in American literature. The protagonist, Edna Pontellier, seeks a life away from the social obligations of an 18th century woman. This novel sparked a feminist movement and started a trend of novels written by women about women. Although, feminism as a whole has changed and developed over the years to conform to modern society. As a modern feminist, I did not find The Awakening to be a feminist novel in this sense. The biggest reason literary…

“And because they had mass, they became simpler” (). Novel Farhebhiet 451 by Ray Bradbury presents a future American society where books ae prohibited. Have a mind of your own seemed to be outlawed. Bradburys message is trying o convey with his book is that people should want to work to avert that sort of society from becoming a reality. In today's world there are already connections with the 1953 novel, yet things that have not yet been heard of. “Picture it, nineteenth century man with his…

” Imagine the world if television screens took up entire parlour room walls and characters could speak directly to the listener, addressing them by name. This is the society that my novel, Fahrenheit 451, is set in. Goodmorning Year 10, I am Ray Bradbury, a well-known American fantasy and horror author. In my novel Fahrenheit 451, I intend to make the reader think deeply about what humanity is coming to. A conformed society, controlled by the world of technology and ignorance, which is shown…

Toni Morrison Toni Morrison, born Chloe Anthony Wofford, was born on February 18th, 1931. She is an 86 year old novelist, poet, editor and professor. When she was in first grade she was overlooked because of her skin color, but was actually the only kid in her class who could read. Because of her ability to read so well when she was young, she was an honors student and graduated from her high school in 1949. She started her career in 1949 at Howard University in Washington D.C.. She attended…

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe? Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author in the early 1800s (Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life 2015). She published more than 30 books in her lifetime, but it was a anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which turned her into an international celebrity and also secured her place in history(Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life 2015). But Uncle Tom’s Cabin was not her only work that she did. She had a broad range of interests. Harriet Stowe wrote children’s text books, advisatory…