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Themes in Sister Carrie: Theodore Dreiser Connects Money and Morality

By: Eva Gordon

The Origin of Rip Van Winkle: Washington Irving’s Classic American Folktale Had Antecedents

By: John K. Davis

Willa Cather's Childhood in Red Cloud, Nebraska: Cather's Early Years Inspired My Antonia, O Pioneers, Paul's Case

By: Vickie Britton

Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer; Sex, Lust, Art: Controversial Novel Detailing Sexual Experiences Sparks Discussions

By: Yahan Wu

Literature Review – Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451: Dystopic American Literature on Censorship, Reality TV

By: Feature Writer Nicholas Morine

Summary of The Minister's Black Veil: A Synopsis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Ambiguous Short Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Its Origins: Washington Irving’s Halloween Ghost Story of the Headless Horseman

By: John K. Davis

Characters in The Minister's Black Veil: The Three Title Roles In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: A 21st Century Feminist Criticism

By: Holly Anderson

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner: Plot Summary of Faulkner’s Short Story

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Reviewing a 19th Century Creepy Classic

By: Roberta Laurie

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman Perkins: A Review of Gilman's Classic Tale of Psychological Terror

By: Roberta Laurie

Emerson Redefines the Concept of Reason: "Nature" Essay Conflates Ideas of Intuition, Faith, and Imagination

By: Angela Zito

Ambrose Bierce: A Writer Forged by the Civil War

By: Kristin Hanneman

The Ghosts in the Stories of Henry James: The Jolly Corner, The Turn of the Screw and Other Works

By: Vickie Britton

Knowledge is Misery in The Giver by Lois Lowry: Ignorance Keeps Pain Out of Utopian Societies

By: Nadia Santiago

Blue Shadows Farm by Wisconsin Writer Jerry Apps: Fictional Story of a Civil War Veteran Homesteading a Family Farm

By: Feature Writer Christine Eirschele

The San Francisco Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

By: Jennifer Berube

The Reed College Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

By: Jennifer Berube

The First New York Beat Writers: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

By: Jennifer Berube

The Beat Generation in New York: The Other Poets, Activists and Literary Artists of the Beat Movement

By: Jennifer Berube

The Women Behind Kerouac and Ginsberg: The Inspiration, Muses, Great Loves and Losses of the Original Beats

By: Jennifer Berube

The Women Behind Burroughs, Kerouac and Cassady: The Inspiration, Muses, Great Loves and Losses of the Original Beats

By: Jennifer Berube

Paul's Case by Willa Cather-An Analysis: Cather's Most Significant Short Story About Spirituality VS Reality

By: Vickie Britton

Disappearances in the Stories of Ambrose Bierce: The Psychology of the Unexplained

By: Michelle White

The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton: Supernatural Tales of All Too Human Troubles

By: Michelle White

Jack Kerouac and the Other Original Beat Writers: The Cultural Movement That Came to be known as the Beat Generation

By: Jennifer Berube

Theme in Jack London's To Build a Fire: Man v. Nature in London’s Short Story

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Atlas Shrugged Delivers Timeless Message: Big Business Versus Big Government

By: Feature Writer Patricia Faulhaber

Huckelberry Finn and the Great American Novel: A Journey of Morality as Youth Grows Up

By: George Garza

Characters in Capital of the World: Hemingway’s Bullfighters and Their Audience

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Social Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter: The Numerous Important Social Symbols in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Book

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

Religious Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter: The Importance of Religion in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Book

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

Summary of The Capital of the World: A Synopsis of Hemingway’s Story of a Boy Whose Illusions Never Die

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

"The Mysterious Rider" Predictable, but Engaging: Zane Grey's Book Filled With Stereotypes, but Enjoyable Nonetheless

By: R.L. Coffield

Characters in Hemingway's Short Story: People in The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Summary of Francis Macomber: Synopsis of Ernest Hemingway’s Short Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

More Literature in A Long Fatal Love Chase: Alcott’s Novel is Full of Literary and Mythological References

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Literature Review – Steinbeck's "Tortilla Flat": American Classic Lit Bearing Themes of Poverty, Love, Friendship

By: Feature Writer Nicholas Morine

Book Review of East of Eden: John Steinbeck´s Epic Novel Draws Readers In

By: Yirssi Bergman

Theme in The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Novel of Illusions

By: Jeris Swanhorst

The Age of Innocence as a Bildungsroman: The Psychological Growth of Newland Archer

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Book Review of At Fault by Kate Chopin: A Classic Novel From One of America’s Most Notable Literary Voices

By: Michelle Bailat-Jones

The Last of the Mohicans: James Fenimore Cooper's Classic

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Dancing To Henderson the Rain King: Saul Bellow's Novel of Africa is Still a Joy to Behold

By: Douglas Nordfors

Herman Melville and Moby-Dick: The Writer and Great American Novel Re-examined

By: William Padgett

Age of Innocence From Book to Movie: Martin Scorcese’s Adaptation of Edith Wharton’s Classic Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Little Women: Louisa May Alcott's Perennial Best-Seller

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

Short Story Summer Reading: Five Short Stories That Should be on One's College Prep Reading List

By: Cynthia Jones-Shoeman

Book Review of Revolutionary Road: Richard Yates’s First Novel

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Character Analysis of Newland Archer: Understanding the Protagonist in The Age of Innocence

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Minor Characters in The Age of Innocence: The Supporting Cast in Wharton’s Commentary on New York Society

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Central Characters in The Age of Innocence: Important People in Edith Wharton’s Commentary on New York Society

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Main Characters in The Age of Innocence: The Main Players in Edith Wharton’s Commentary on New York Society

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Literature in a Long Fatal Love Chase: Alcott’s Novel is Full of Literary and Mythological References

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Minor Characters in A Long Fatal Love Chase: Minor Characters in Louisa May Alcott’s Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Characters in A Long Fatal Love Chase: The Main Characters in Louisa May Alcott’s Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Moby Dick – An Analysis: Herman Melville's Tale of The Big White Whale

By: Feature Writer Samantha Markham

A Review of A Long Fatal Love Chase: Louisa May Alcott’s Lost Novel is a Treasure

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

The Theme of Knowledge in Lee's Novel: Good, Evil, and Ignorance in To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Summary of King Pest: Synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Grotesque Arabesque

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Prejudice & Tolerance in Lee's Novel: Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

King Pest's Friends and Family: Descriptions of the Characters in Poe’s Short Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Themes in My Kinsman, Major Molineux: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Story Features Basic Themes of Life

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

The Life of Ayn Rand: The Story of the Author of Atlas Shrugged, 1905-1957

By: Jeffrey Donaldson

A-G Famous American Literature: Ernest Hemingway, Washington Irving, Henry James, Harper Lee…

By: M.L. Costa

H-N Famous American Literature: Ernest Hemingway, Washington Irving, Henry James, Harper Lee…

By: M.L. Costa

O-T Famous American Literature: Eugene O’Neill, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Frost, Mark Twain…

By: M.L. Costa

U-Z Famous American Literature: Tennessee Williams, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald…

By: M.L. Costa

Review of To Kill A Mockingbird: A Look at Harper Lee’s Only Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Allegory in My Kinsman, Major Molineux: The Complicated and Obscure Allegory in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Breaking Up with Ernest Hemingway: Agnes von Kurowsky’s Influence on A Farewell to Arms

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Religion in A Farewell to Arms: Religion in Ernest Hemingway’s Novel About Love and War

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

A Very Short Story and a Letter: Parallels Between a Story, a Novel and a Note

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

A Very Short Story: A Synopsis of Ernest Hemingway’s Snapshot of a Relationship

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Themes in A Farewell To Arms: Important Themes in Ernest Hemingway’s Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Love in A Farewell to Arms: Can Ernest Hemingway’s Macho Characters Truly Love?

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Characters in A Farewell to Arms: A Synopsis of the Major Players in Ernest Hemingway’s Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Review of A Farewell to Arms: Ernest Hemingway’s Third Novel

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Irony in Edgar Allan Poe's Works: The Cask of Amontillado and Tell-Tale Heart

By: Gwendolyn Cuizon

Burmese Days: Book Review: George Orwell is a Master of His Craft

By: Todd Christopher Petty

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Synopsis of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Short Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Synopsis of Poe's William Wilson: Edgar Allan Poe’s Story of A Self Divided

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Characters in Artist of the Beautiful: The Important People in Hawthorne’s Short Story

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

A Summary of The Artist of the Beautiful: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Story About the Artistic Ideal

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Review: On the Road: Hitting the Highway With Jack Kerouac

By: Jennifer Berube

Zane Grey - Riders of the Purple Sage: A Closer Examination of Grey's Use of Figurative Language

By: John Hansen

Summary of My Kinsman, Major Molineux: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Story of a Country Bumpkin Visiting the City

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

The Alphabet and The Devil's Dictionary: Ambrose Bierce's Parody Subverts Its Own Ordering Principle

By: Feature Writer Luke Arnott

Coming of Age in 'I Want to Know Why': Boy's Hero Falls from Grace in Sherwood Anderson's Short Story

By: David Alliger

Good & Evil in Young Goodman Brown: Nathaniel Hawthorne on Guilt Versus Innocence

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Sherwood Anderson's I Want to Know Why: Anderson’s Young Protagonist Learns Life Lesson About Betrayal

By: Cicely A. Richard

Unreliable Narrators in Faulkner: Faulkner’s Use of Stream of Consciousness Mirrors History

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

Most Important American Authors: Hawthrone, Melville, Whitman, and Twain Produced American Classics

By: Feature Writer Ret Talbot

John Steinbeck's Philosophy on Human Strength: Grapes of Wrath Characters Reflected in Steinbeck's Nobel Speech

By: Christine Deakers

The Grapes of Wrath and Biblical Allusions: John Steinbecks References the Holy Book

By: Christine Deakers

The Grapes of Wrath and the American Religion: John Steinbeck Writes About Oakies' Religion

By: Christine Deakers

The Basil & Josephine Stories: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Youthful Short Story Collection

By: Feature Writer Dale Van Every

Understanding Hills Like White Elephants: A Quick How to for Understanding an Ernest Hemingway Classic

By: Feature Writer Derek Clendening

Faulkner Style in Two Novels: Comparison/Contrast of Faulkner’s Use of Stream of Consciousness

By: Feature Writer Melissa Howard

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