{"id":35494,"date":"2022-02-23T09:56:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T09:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/american-literature-english-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T09:56:46","slug":"american-literature-english-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/american-literature-english-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"American literature | English homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Short Answer Questions<\/strong><\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Quite a few writers we\u2019ve discussed have been recognized as literary pioneers (that is, they were the \u201cFIRST\u201d to use a certain technique or achieve a certain level of fame; for example, Ben Franklin wrote the first famous American autobiography and the first American rags-to-riches story). \u00a0Choose three writers we\u2019ve covered since the last test and discuss how each was a literary pioneer.<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Compare the narrative voices of Phyllis Wheatley and Olaudah Equiano. \u00a0How does each appear to feel about his\/her captivity? \u00a0How does each feel about the dominant \u201cwhite\u201d society? \u00a0Give specific examples.<\/p>\n

3. Recent research suggests (but does not prove) that Equiano may have been born in South Carolina, not in Africa. \u00a0How does this possibility change your assessment of his narrative?<\/p>\n

One of the most quoted lines in Thoreau\u2019s work occurs in \u201cEconomy\u201d: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.\u201d Discuss this statement and Thoreau\u2019s observation that desperation is found in the city, the country, and even in our \u201cgames and amusement.\u201d<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0One of the PowerPoint slides contains the following assertion concerning \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u201d: \u201cThe story may represent Irving\u2019s view of what the world is becoming\u2014rough, a bit uncouth, etc.\u201d \u00a0Using examples, show how this statement can apply to BOTH \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u201d and \u201cRip Van Winkle.\u201d<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0Discuss how the subject of death is treated in ONE of the following poems: Freneau\u2019s \u201cThe Indian Burying Ground,\u201d or Bryant\u2019s \u201cThanatopsis.\u201d<\/p>\n

7. \u00a0Define \u201cframe story\u201d and discuss Irving\u2019s use of the frame story to separate the author or narrator from the story in \u201cRip Van Winkle\u201d and \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow.\u201d \u00a0What might be his purpose in using the frames as he did?<\/p>\n

8. Discuss some similarities between Franklin\u2019s Autobiography<\/em> and Equiano\u2019s Interesting Narrative<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

9. \u00a0Summarize \u00a0Emerson\u2019s \u00a0\u201cSelf-Reliance\u201d \u00a0and state what you believe are its main themes. \u00a0What do you think Emerson wants readers to learn from the essay?<\/p>\n

10. \u00a0Explain why, in your opinion, Thoreau undertook the experiment at Walden Pond.<\/p>\n

11. \u00a0Define \u201cframe story\u201d and discuss Irving\u2019s use of the frame story to separate the author or narrator from the story in \u201cRip Van Winkle\u201d and \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow.\u201d What might be his purpose in using the frames as he did?<\/p>\n

12. \u00a0What are the major \u201cerrata\u201d of Franklin\u2019s life, and why does he mention these so prominently in the autobiography?<\/p>\n

13. \u00a0In your opinion, what would Franklin most want to be remembered for?<\/p>\n

14. \u00a0Compare Ben Franklin\u2019s Autobiography<\/em> and Olaudah Equiano\u2019s Narrative<\/em> as \u201crags to riches\u201d success stories.<\/p>\n

15. Discuss what Emerson means when he states, \u00a0\u201cNo law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.\u201d \u00a0How does this fit in with the rest of his philosophy in \u201cSelf-Reliance\u201d? \u00a0As a governing principle, how useful do you believe this statement to be?<\/p>\n

16. \u00a0Lydia Maria Child’s fiction was, in her own time, sometimes described as “abolitionist propaganda.” \u00a0Today, her stories are often described as melodramatic. \u00a0Discuss what elements of “The Quadroons” seem overly dramatic, and how this drama helps shed some light on the abolitionist cause.<\/p>\n

17. \u00a0Aside from his poetry, what other accomplishments was Philip Freneau known for?<\/p>\n

18. \u00a0Discuss some ways Equiano\u2019s slave narrative is typical of Ante-bellum slave narratives.\u00a0<\/p>\n

19. \u00a0What are some of the \u201cmarvels\u201d that Equiano encounters during his travels, and why does each impress him?<\/p>\n

20. \u00a0Most of Equiano\u2019s audience was white, Christian, and middle-class. \u00a0What qualities of prose style, what allusions, what details support the statement that the narrative was directed to such an audience?<\/p>\n

21. \u00a0Washington Irving\u2019s stories contain elements of satire. \u00a0What does Irving make fun of in \u201cRip Van Winkle\u201d and \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u201d?<\/p>\n

22. \u00a0One of the most quoted lines in Thoreau\u2019s work occurs in \u201cEconomy\u201d: \u201cThe mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.\u201d \u00a0Discuss this statement and Thoreau\u2019s observation that desperation is found in the city, the country, and even in our \u201cgames and amusement.\u201d<\/p>\n

23. \u00a0Thoreau believes in simple living. \u00a0Discuss several of the ways he simplifies his life during his experiment on Walden Pond.\u00a0<\/p>\n

24. \u00a0Discuss the theme of beauty in any two poems by Freneau or Emerson.<\/p>\n

25. \u00a0Discuss Ben Franklin\u2019s plan for arriving at moral perfection.<\/p>\n

26. \u00a0Phyllis Wheatley and Olaudah Equiano both wrote to a primarily white, middle-class audience. \u00a0Discuss elements of each writer\u2019s work that point at the accuracy of this assertion.<\/p>\n

27. \u00a0Discuss Emerson\u2019s concept of \u201cself-reliance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

28. \u00a0Using examples from \u201cSelf-Reliance,\u201d discuss Emerson\u2019s ideas on individualism, nonconformity, and the nature of genius.<\/p>\n

29. \u00a0In what ways is Ben Franklin the representative American of his era? \u00a0What good and bad qualities can readers learn from him, based on the Autobiography<\/em>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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