This American Life

Anthology of American Literature, “realism implies a rejection of romantic, heroic, exaggerated, and idealistic views of life in favor of detailed, accurate descriptions of the everyday.” Naturalism tends to be confused with realism, however, realist tend to focus more on the middle class. Naturalist have a problem with realism as they (naturalist) want to shift the focus on natural forces and how it shapes human life beyond human control. Going back to The Norton Anthology of American…

watched the sunset and every person I have ever met. Why would I ever leave Oklahoma? Before I think about leaving, I think about how I got here. Nigerian-American immigrants…

Sylvia Plath was an admired American poet during the 20th century, known for her confessional poems. Plath's poems had a common theme of morality and death. Plath excelled as a child and won many scholarships and contests, but faced difficulties in her home life after her father died. These difficulties affected Plath's mental state and her work greatly. In Plath's poem, “Daddy”, readers can see how her relationship with her father and other life experiences influenced the topics and themes of…

Emily Dickinson, an American poet, has written hundreds of poems. The total count falls just short of 1,800 (Roberts 735). Obviously, she wrote on many topics. Two of her most frequent topics are love and death. While love and death may be very common themes in many people 's writing, they are ironic themes for Dickinson for several reasons. Dickinson was never married and never had an open relationship in her life, but she did go through many deaths. This makes it ironic that she still wrote…

the failure of this ideal has preoccupied many serious dramatists of different era. American dramatists in last many years had been preoccupied with the conflicting images of family life which they have expressed through variety of forms. In play after play, they have explored that how the American myth of family harmony has been strained by the contradiction inherent in their culture. It is the basis of freedom against security, community against selfhood. Arthur Miller has varied this…

Angelou “Rainbow in The Clouds”, is a great piece of work. Now applying what she wrote to our everyday life will be a great step. People will be happier and have more confidence. I remember my teacher in the 4th grade reading it to the class every day after recess. It makes one think deep, wondering where I stand. To better understand I will be reflecting my thoughts on,” Be a Rainbow in Someone’s Life.” It is not about how you fail, but how one recovers from adversity. The intimate look at…

Pedro Paramo: In-depth analysis of the novel through the image of protagonist. What happens to a person who gave a vow to his mother that he would find person he had never met in his life? What if this person is his father? How does a hero react when he finds out about the uncountable number of bastards and a legal child of his father? How does the “trip to his legacy” change him? How does he react when he finds out that his father is a pure devil? To make matters worse, what if the town of his…

“And the Earth Did Not Devour Him” by Tomas Rivera is the story of a young boy who lives his life as a Chicano migrant field worker along with his family. The book is not a straight narrative but is divided into several short scenes in the span of a year. From the many scenes in the book, one of them stood out to me and the relation to the theme of this course. The first scene, Rivera called it “The Children Couldn’t Wait,” he argued that the farm owners were often very cruel. Even when days…

individual for this Fraternity. He has demonstrated a lot of activity and reliably with regards to completing undertakings rapidly and proficiently. This young man has a reason and a drive for everything that he does and would like to do with his life. Samuel's qualities that he makes progress toward day by day incorporates reliability, uprightness, and development. He is a keen, sharp and speedy person whose drive for achievement and energy for what he wills convey him far in life. Samuel…

his legacy that makes him never forgotten. His legacy will never die. Chris McCandless left one of the most important legacies of all time. He left behind his legacy because he didn’t listen to other people telling him how to live his own life, but he lived life to the fullest and how he wanted to. He was not a follower at all, he always did whatever he wanted to do. Everyone leaves a legacy behind, but it’s up to you to make it remembered by others. Chris’s legacy is to not be a follower and…