Papers On American Literature
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Emerson/Self-Reliance
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A 5 page examination of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous essay "Self-Reliance." The writer discusses how Emerson urged his American readership to have faith in themselves and also in what was still a very new nation, the United States of America. The writer argues that his essay shows that, in so doing, Emerson summarized characteristics of extreme individualism that today is simply thought of as being "American." No additional sources cited.
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Emerson/Transcendentalism in Two Addresses
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A 10 page essay that contrasts and compares how Emerson expresses and reflects the principles of Transcendentalism in his speeches "The American Scholar" and "The Divinity School Address." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson
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A six page paper looking at this nineteenth-century poet in terms of her life and works. The paper includes a short biography, an assessment of her unique contributions to American literature, and an analysis of one of her poems, "As Imperceptibly as Grief." Bibliography lists three sources.
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Emily Dickinson's 'Love's Done'
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A four page paper discussing the biographical clues in Emily Dickinson's unusually obscure poem 'Love's Done When Love's Begun.' The paper concludes that she used legal terminology undoubtedly picked up from her lawyer-father in order to express her frustration in love. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass”
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This 5 page
report discusses Emily Dickinson's “A Narrow Fellow in the
Grass,” originally published in 1866 as “The Snake.” “A Narrow
Fellow in the Grass” is a piece of poetry that is effective and
“works” on a number of levels -- visual, audio, psychological,
and even visceral. As a result it offers a measure of insight
into the psychology of both the poet and the reader. In it, she
describes a snake by using various techniques without once naming
the actual subject of the poem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily: "A Rose for Emily"
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A 5 page paper which discusses why Emily, in William
Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," acted in the manner in which she did. The paper discusses
her personality, her motivations, and her upbringing. No additional sources cited.
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Emily: A Tradition, a Duty, and a Care
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A 5 page paper which examines the character
of Emily in William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily." The paper focuses on Faulkner's line
which indicates that Emily is "a tradition, a duty, and a care" as it relates to the old ways
of the South. No additional sources cited.
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Emotions and Intellect in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
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A five page paper looking at Nathaniel Hawthorne's treatment of religious rationalism versus romantic passion in this nineteenth-century novel. True morality does not lie in rules, Hawthorne argues, but in love; not in the head, but in the heart. No additional sources.
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Environmental Points of View in “The Monkey Wrench Gang” by
Edward Abbey
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This 5 page report discusses “The Monkey Wrench
Gang” in terms of the unique voices Abbey presents and their
attitudes regarding the environment. Looking at two of the
characters, Hayduke and Seldom Seen, and their attitudes presents
a broad spectrum of the motivations that drive people to protect
their visions of the environment. No secondary sources.
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Erdrich’s Leap -- A Feminist Story?
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Erdrich’s Leap -- A Feminist Story?: This 5-page essay examines Louise Erdrich’s short story The Leap. An analysis relevant to the story’s evidence of feminism is also included. Bibliography lists 3 sources. SNFemin1.doc
Filename: SNFemin1.doc
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