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 		Minor Characters in Grapes of Wrath
The weaker Joads in John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, support the actions of the main characters and provide a foil to their strength of personality.
Summary of The Minister's Black Veil
A summary of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, The Minister's Black Veil, which is subtitled A Parable.
Characters in The Minister's Black Veil
Learn more about the three central characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, The Minister's Black Veil.
Characters in Capital of the World
In Ernest Hemingway's story "The Capital of the World" Paco dreams of bullfighting. All the characters in the short story are bullfighters or those their audience.
Summary of The Capital of the World
Ernest Hemingway's story "The Capital of the World" is the story of a boy who dies before becoming disillusioned by life.
Characters in Hemingway's Short Story
The characters in Ernest Hemingway's short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" are complex characters whose motivations tremendous impact on the plot.
Summary of Francis Macomber
A summary of Ernest Hemingway's most highly acclaimed short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber."
More Literature in A Long Fatal Love Chase
Louisa May Alcott pulls references and names from history, literature and mythology for her hastily organized novel, A Long Fatal Love Chase.
The Age of Innocence as a Bildungsroman
Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, can be studied as a Bildungsroman novel because of psychological growth arc of Newland Archer.
Age of Innocence From Book to Movie
Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence is beautifully adapted to the screen by Martin Scorcese.
Character Analysis of Newland Archer
Understanding the complexities of Edith Wharton's character Newland Archer helps one understand her criticism of New York society in her novel The Age of Innocence.
Minor Characters in The Age of Innocence
The supporting cast in Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, consists of members of New York society whose opinion shapes Newland Archer's life and decisions.
Central Characters in The Age of Innocence
The central characters in Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, are the immediate family of the main character, Newland Archer.
Main Characters in The Age of Innocence
The main characters in Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, form a romantic triangle.
Literature in a Long Fatal Love Chase
Louisa May Alcott pulls references and names from history, literature and mythology for her hastily organized novel, A Long Fatal Love Chase.
Minor Characters in A Long Fatal Love Chase
Louisa May Alcott's novel, A Long Fatal Love Chase, has many characters. The minor characters who complicate or assist in Rosamond's flight are discussed here.
Characters in A Long Fatal Love Chase
Louisa May Alcott's novel, A Long Fatal Love Chase, has a large cast of characters. The main characters are discussed here.
A Review of A Long Fatal Love Chase
Written under Alcott's alias A. M. Barnard, A Long Fatal Love Chase is a thrilling and modern story.
The Theme of Knowledge in Lee's Novel
In Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the themes of knowledge and ignorance weave their way through the plot.
Summary of King Pest
King Pest by Edgar Allan Poe is a bizarre short story that falls in the category of stories referred to as grotesque and arabesque.
Prejudice & Tolerance in Lee's Novel
Central to the various episodes in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a racially charged trial, which underscores the issues of prejudice and tolerance.
King Pest's Friends and Family
A closer look at the descriptions of the Pest family in Edgar Allan Poe's short story King Pest.
Themes in My Kinsman, Major Molineux
Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, My Kinsman, Major Molineux, introduces the themes of coming of age, order versus disorder and city versus country.
Review of To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee's Pulitzer prizewinning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was published in 1960 and received immediate critical acclaim and is now considered a classic.
Allegory in My Kinsman, Major Molineux
The allegory in My Kinsman, Major Molineux by Nathaniel Hawthorne is more complex than in most of Hawthorne's short stories.
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Contributing Articles in Classic American Fiction

 		Babylon Revisited — Summary and Analysis
Set after the Roaring Twenties, Fitzgerald's short story explores a man's attempt to come to terms with his past, as well as the past of the "lost generation."
Hung Jury – Fiction Analysis
"We call it - knot it, Mr. Henderson" (Charters 186). So ends Susan Glaspell's short story A Jury of Her Peers.
The Minister's Black Veil — An Analysis
The Minister's Black Veil can be read as a story about one man's personal failings and also as a universal theme about the human nature of mankind.
Mark Twain's Parody of Thoreau's Famous Essay
Mark Twain creates a parody of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" in a southern white man's take on a highly principled northerner's stance on the status of a free black man.
Feminism in The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman used her fiction to expound feminist issues and in The Yellow Wallpaper she suggests that the key to female liberation lies in language.
Cold Sassy Tree's Southern Style
Olive Ann Burns best seller Cold Sassy Tree is a novel for the ages. This labor of love is worth reading; every fantastic "suthern werd".
Literary Essays by Truman Capote
The literary essays in Capote's Portraits and Observations explore place using impressionistic images. Capote's cities and celebrities take light in this masterful book
Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe is most famous for his short stories involving Gothic themes of mystery and horror.
"Follow Your Leader" – Roles in Benito Cereno
Babo and Benito Cereno cannot escape the roles they play and are eventually led by their roles to their deaths.
Color and Grayness in Melville's Benito Cereno
Color is a motif threaded throughout Melville's novella, expressing the chaos of morality and identity in the story.
Comparing the Jazz Age to The Great Gatsby
Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby reflects the adherence to false values, tendency towards materialism, and eventual disillusionment of America during the Jazz Age.
Influence of Paradise Lost on Moby Dick
Allusions to John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost have long been recognized within Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick, especially in the characters of Ahab and Satan.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Through the metaphor of a mental institution Ken Kesey tackles the struggles and concerns facing 1960's America.
How to Read Novels by Edith Wharton
A Gilded Age society girl, Wharton perceived marriage as a prison and society a jail, which influenced her writing in multiple ways.
How to Read Novels by Henry James
An American, who lived abroad, Henry James wrote about the differences between the old and the new worlds...
Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Puritan Influence
The Puritan influence of Hawthorne's ancestors play a strong role in his novels and short stories, many of which are set in Salem and embrace the themes of guilt and sin.
Paul's Case and The Sculptor's Funeral
Both of these short stories by Willa Cather have similar themes that explore the materialistic as opposed to the artistic lifestyle.
Great American Short Stories by Women
Some of American literature's greatest, most memorable short stories are written by women authors.
Symbolism in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
No story is as filled with symbolism as The Scarlet Letter. The bold letter A that Hester Prynne is forced to wear becomes much more than a symbol of her crime.
The Hidden Life of Louisa May Alcott
Alcott has been portrayed as a spinster who wrote romanticized novels about her family. In reality, she was a multi-dimensional feminist who remained single by choice.
Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston Study Guide
Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat" depicts the changes in a dynamic protagonist, Delia Jones.
Three Early Novels Envisioning American Realism
The quintessential ideals of democracy are equality, justice, freedom of choice and worship. Realists are also enthusiastic about human, civil, and political rights.
Kate Chopin Short Story Study Guide
Kate Chopin's 1894 short story uses imagery and symbolism to develop the theme of women's freedom.
Documentaries About Jack Kerouac
Original video clips and interviews with some of the most risky literary artists about the greatest writer of the 50s and 60s.
Documentaries About the Beat Generation
Here is a straightforward guide to some of the best Beat Culture Documentaries.
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