Classic American Fiction

Nov 22, 2008

The People in Goodman Brown's Life

It is important to understand the allegorical nature of the characters in Hawthorne's story Young Goodman Brown. more...

Oct 16, 2008

Review of By The Shores of Silver Lake

By the Shores of Silver Lake is the fictionalized account of Laura Ingalls experiences in South Dakota during the expansion of the railroad. more...

Sep 2, 2008

Review of On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek is the fictionalized real-life experiences of a pioneer girl named Laura Ingalls, which takes place in Southern, Minnesota. more...

Aug 25, 2008

Review of Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie is the fictionalized real-life experiences of a pioneer girl named Laura Ingalls, which takes place in Indian Territory. more...

Aug 18, 2008

The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe

The Gold-Bug is Edgar Allan Poe's surprisingly upbeat story about a treasure hunt where nothing bad happens. The following is a summary of this unique Poe story. more...

Aug 6, 2008

Little House in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods is the fictionalized real-life experiences of a pioneer girl named Laura Ingalls, which is still read by both children and adults. more...

Aug 2, 2008

Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher

A synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe's 'cerebral' horror story, The Fall of the House of Usher. more...

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Nov 12, 2008

The American Dream in "The Great Gatsby"

By: Jenna Galley

The dream of finding fortune, fame and true love is something that almost all Americans strive for. The American cult classic, The Great Gatsby, this is no exception. more...

Nov 4, 2008

The Real Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne

By: Ret Talbot

It's easy to teach this novel as an example of symbolism without dealing with the complexity of placing it within its historic context, but that doesn't do it justice. more...

Nov 4, 2008

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

By: Cicely A. Richard

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a reflection of the time period in which it was written. more...

Oct 29, 2008

A Review of 'Tender is The Night'

By: Jen Syrkiewicz

Fitzgerald worked on seventeen versions of this novel and was plagued with a desire to make it as perfect as possible. more...

Oct 22, 2008

John Steinbeck's The Pastures Of Heaven

By: Dale Van Every

John Steinbeck's 1932 collection of stories entitled The Pastures Of Heaven focuses on the people of his native Salinas Valley, California and previews his later work. more...

Oct 21, 2008

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

By: Cicely A. Richard

Ever since Uncle Tom's Cabin was publication in 1852, it has received critical acclaim for its literary significance and criticized for its portrayal of blacks. more...

Oct 12, 2008

Joe Christimas' Treament of Women

By: Allison D. Schisler

Christmas continually asserts his power over the females he encounters, not only Mrs. McEachern, but also JoAnna Burden in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. more...

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