HISTORIC POINT OF VIEW: 1830-1880 In the nineteenth century‚ America was seen as the land of promise‚ the land of future. Travellers‚ like Alexis de Tocqueville‚ arrived to find "the most unequivocal proofs of prosperity and rapid progress in agriculture‚ commerce‚ and great public works. (Democracy in America‚ 1835)" They saw a nation in full enjoyment of prolonged prosperity. The nation territory now comprised thirty-one states‚ with a population of approximately twenty-three million people
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“River of Names” is part of a collection of short stories in the book Trash published in 1988‚ written by Dorothy Allison. It is the basis for the later novel Bastard out of Carolina. In her powerful writing‚ Allison draws on her own harrowing childhood in 1950s Greenville‚ South Carolina: the stigma of growing up a bastard‚ the shame and pride she felt toward her family‚ and her association with her stepfather who beat and molested her. “In this story‚ “River of Names‚”
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related to racial implications found in Western culture. Wilson created the piece by dripping acid onto etching plates‚ he then gave the resulting spots “voices” by inserting words spoken by black characters created by white writers‚ including Herman Melville‚ Arthur Miller‚ and William Shakespeare (Yes No Maybe Wilson‚ nga.gov). After displaying‚ Arise! discussions developed about blackness itself. He titled the piece after a quote from Shakespeare’s Othello: “Arise‚ black vengeance‚ from hollow hell
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`bible; the whale is symbol of God or the Devil. 5. Why did Melville choose to write about whaling? Why was the industry significant? He chose to write about whaling‚ because he himself was once in the whaling business. The whaling business is important because whale’s oils can be used as lubricants and lantern fuel. The bones and blubber can also be very resourceful and helpful to human sustainability. 6. What did Melville do when he was 21? He joined a ship crew and they sailed the South
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|PROSA Y FICCION DE LOS EEUU I (HASTA 1850) | 1. Introduction: American Literature Why and how is American literature different from its mother country (Great Britain)? In the beginning‚ America was a colony of Britain so its literature was the offspring of British literature; it was a sort of colonial literature‚ which would later give place to post-colonial literature. There are differences in themes
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Notes for English II **What is culture? 1. The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social‚ ethnic‚ or age group 2. | the total of the inherited ideas‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and knowledge‚ which constitute the shared bases of social action | 3. | the total range of activities and ideas of a group of people with shared traditions‚ which are transmitted and reinforced by members of the group: the Mayan culture | 4. | the artistic and social pursuits‚ expression‚ and tastes
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a novelist and a short story writer. Known for his stories about sin‚ guilt‚ and witchcraft in Puritan society. The Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ born Hawthorne is revered for his short story collection‚ Twice-Told Tales; his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter; and the classic The House of the Seven Gables. Although his tendency was to express himself in his short stories‚ he is best known for his novels‚ and particularly his most famous‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ a romance in a historical
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Perhaps the search for the mythical eighth novel of Herman Melville‚ namely the "Isle of the Cross"‚ was not akin to her normal work‚ but it would certainly be worth her time‚ if only to pay the bills. At the moment‚ she was trudging through the most boring part of her job‚ though her thoroughness in its completion
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Mankind is the only known species on Earth to study their behavior in order to control themselves. These continuous studies raise the question‚ can the human race control their own human nature? Through his novella‚ Heart of Darkness‚ Joseph Conrad illustrates his view on humanity and its raw actions. The novella springs from his own experienced up the Congo River‚ where he personally saw the demise of human nature. Because he saw how dreadful the destruction of self is‚ he exemplifies his view through
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Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings
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