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    The narrator from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska holds a nihilistic view of the world‚ and he only expresses concern for his baby‚ the young female cohort to his crimes. In this song‚ the killer speaks directly to a “sir” who is later revealed to be the sheriff. Moreover‚ the killer feels zero remorse for his transgressions and explains to the sheriff that he only wanted to have a “good time” with his baby. Even so‚ he says that he killed for no other reason than that there is a “meanness in this world”

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    Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon is a novel that includes many issues revolving around race‚ gender‚ class‚ and history. However‚ an issue that really stands out is women’s expectations. Toni Morrison uses the characters Milkman and Hagar to communicate the message that society’s expectations for women cause women to feel internal misogyny. Hagar was Milkman’s lover but she often felt like she wasn’t good enough for him. She felt that Milkman was into women with nice hair‚ light skin‚ colored eyes

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    Embracing this view of individualism‚ he asserts‚ can revolutionize society‚ not through a sweeping mass movement‚ but through the transformation of one life at a Title Transcendentalism is a 19th century movement in American culture; their idea emphasizes the individual and as well as that people were born good‚ but society blocks them‚ so they have to return to nature to get their own true selves back and also human should belief in following their genius. In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

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    5/22/2014 New England Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ American Romanticism‚ American Renaissance New England‚ What is Transcendentalism?‚ Transcendental Club Home > New England Transcendentalism Index > Background Summary Site Map | Slide Shows | Guest Book | Links | About Us | Download Wisdoms | New England Transcendentalism Backdrop to Events During "The First Great Awakening" (1730 - 1770) a large proportion of colonial Americans

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    The postmodern novel Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison set during the early 1930s in North Carolina challenges the expectations and morals of women and assumptions of gender and race. In the novel‚ a landlord by the name of Macon Dead Sr. and his family struggle through tough years and strained relationships. The novel starts with a scene in front of Mercy Hospital on a Wednesday afternoon where an North Carolina Insurance agent named Mr. Smith has invited everyone to come watch him take “flight”

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    In "Song of Solomon" the women take somewhat of a backseat compared to the men. There are plenty of strong and important female characters in this work but they become disposable to the men. For example Macon Dead II loved the thrill of taking off Ruth’s shoes and stocking but as time passed he simply hated her and wasn’t afraid to hit her either. From Ruth’s perspective she just craved loved and wanted someone to fill her void since he husband would no longer show her an ounce of appreciation.

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    Carlie Flanagan The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a historical fiction novel taking place c. 1200 B.C. It is set in classical Greece and Troy at the time of the Trojan War. The time period and location of the novel have a heavy influence on how male characters are portrayed versus how female characters are portrayed. The gender of the characters in the story affects their social status along with the availability of choices during the characters’ lifetimes. The female characters of

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    movement was Transcendentalism. This literary concept was based on a group of new ideas in religion‚ culture‚ and philosophy. Transcendentalism paved the way for many subgenres‚ it’s most significantly opposite; however was the emergence of Dark Romanticism. The Romantics had a tendency to value emotion and intuition over reason and logic. Many of the writers of the nineteenth century placed themselves into one or the other category. In its most specific usage transcendentalism refers to a literary

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    The nineteenth century was a period of awareness to American letters. The influence of European Romanticism yielded the way to a transcendent character. This period saw the emergence of a movement called Transcendentalism‚ which was born as a form of rejection of strict Puritan religious attitudes from New England‚ where the movement originated. The Transcendentalists were influenced by Romanticism‚ especially in areas such as self- examination‚ the exaltation of individualism‚ and the beauties of

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    Some aspects of Transcendentalism can be applied in today’s society‚ while others have lost their relevance due to the changes of social and economic conditions since the time of Thoreau. The Transcendentalists’ goal was to create a Utopia in America. They believed in a society without rules in which you would be free to do whatever you wanted as long as it did not infringe on the freedom or well-being of others. The concept of what is a Utopia is different for every person. In today’s densely populated

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