American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic
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how dangerous it is when they do. (Perelman‚ 2003) The novel was well written and unique whilst the movie follows along with the novel almost faithfully mostly because the author himself had a direct hand in the making of the movie. The author Andre Dubus III who writes for the most part‚ a first person narrative revealing the inner thought and feeling of two of the main characters in a former Iranian colonel Behrani Massoud working two job and taking care of a family while maintaining the illusion
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Killings vs. In the Bedroom I really enjoyed the short story “Killings” written by Andre Dubus. I felt the story was very dark and depressing but what intrigued me most about the story was how close to real life it was. Todd Field’s interpretation “In the Bedroom” was an excellent rendition of the short story. He captured the story very well and really brought it to life on the big screen. The short story really portrays the society we live in. You hear every day about domestic violence that
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What has happened to Kathy isn’t precisely her fault‚ but she could easily have prevented it -- for example‚ by responding to some of the delinquency notices that have been piling up among her unopened mail. Her self-destructiveness is bitterly galling‚ but we never quite believe she’s a bad person‚ and every false step she takes will make you wince. Should she really go out with that beefcake deputy (Ron Eldard) who helped evict her -- the one who’s wearing a wedding ring and who likes to drink
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Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold: A Comparison of Fowler and Snopes Matt Fowler and Abner Snopes are both male characters that possess a motivation for revenge. Some people can only feel better about an unfortunate situation or circumstance by seeking revenge. Such a person would believe that until the other party feels the same pain as they have‚ only then would justice have been served. We live amongst a society where acts of revenge are quite common and most perceive them to be of a "natural
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Hills like White Elephants‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ as well as its use of symbolism and its point of view. Hemingway had an almost innate ability of bring his characters to life and using symbolism to convey the situations and ideas of his characters (Dubus‚ 2012). As an author‚ utilizing literary techniques are critical in expressing the conjecture to be relayed through the characters and the story. The theme of a story is the idea behind
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Country Lovers (Gordimer) Creativity / The Creative Process Poetry (Neruda) Constantly Risking Absurdity (Ferlinghetti) You‚ Reader (Collins) Death and Impermanence Dog’s Death (Updike) I Used to Live Here Once (Rhys) A Father’s Story (Dubus) Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night (Thomas) Nothing Gold Can Stay (Frost) In Memoriam (Tennyson) Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Dickinson) Nature Wild Geese (Oliver) Dover Beach (Arnold) The Oak (Tennyson) The Road Not Taken
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Write an eight- to ten-page paper‚ in which you compare and contrast two literary works from this course that share the same theme (using the “Themes & Corresponding Works” list‚ below‚ as a guide). The paper should be organized around your thesis (argument)‚ which is the main point of the entire essay. When developing a thesis for a comparative paper‚ consider how a comparison of the works provides deeper insight into the topic of your paper (i.e.‚ think about why you have chosen to look at
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point-counterpoint speculation on how and why de Hory and Irving pulled off their respective fakes‚ so much so that they built success and fame out of their practice. The tone is clever and light‚ the editing at once whimsical and complex as’ Marie-Sophie Dubus and Dominique Engerer (editors)’(3) cross-cut between the original footage and archival
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plot but it does so slower as it does with most of the events from the story. The film takes longer to get into the plot‚ it gives insight into the relationship of Frank and Natalie and even after Strout appears the plot isn’t clear. The way Dubus weaves the different killings into the story has more of an impact on the reader than the chronological movie because they aren’t expecting it‚ it keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. In The Bedroom stretches the story more than "Killings"
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