America 's World War II

Europe had a fair amount of influence on the United States at this time. In addition to influencing American literature, theatre, music, fine arts, and fashion, European immigrants help shaped American life by bringing their traditions and cultures to the United States. In the 1870’s a new literary movement called Realism was on the rise in America. Three American authors wrote

The Colonial Period in American Literature was a time period that was marked by two very distinct

American literature has evolved greatly from the Native Americans to 1870’s. American literature has changed, it teaches us how we have become more independent ourselves. The World on a Turtle’s Back, a myth, The Scarlet Letter, a book in a puritan setting, and A Rose for Emily is a southern gothic story. American literature would not be the same today without these forms of writing. The teachings from these are passed down generation to generation.

American History, it has done so much in time that has affected how we live life today and how we interpret things. American Literature reflects that and all it has left us with. Throughout the stories and passages we’ve read this course all of them have left a impact on how and why the writers wrote about what they did. It was all because of American History which later went on and fathered American Literature. American Literature has made society how it is today and painted a vivid picture of how American’s and people live and many of these writers had that in mind when they took these notes.

In the 19th century, political philospher Alexis de Tocqueville claimed, “the in habitants of the United States have… properly speaking, no literature.” This will be demonstrated as false by looking into the unique literature produced by America. Two examples we will be looking at are from Sarah Orne Jewett and Edgar Allen Poe. The pair will prove that Alexis de Tocqueville’s statement is not accurate, and that America has very distinct literature.

Undoubtedly, humanity and modern civilization would have never reached their current form with the research. Research is the key element behind any type of evolution and progress. Contemporary, broadly established theories, varying from the understanding of the universe to the revelation of human evolution, are the result of valuable innovations in different fields of science and technology. Every day life has been simplified due to the constant advance of knowledge and discoveries. However, none of this would be possible without constant research. Therefore, and since research is vital to the development of human civilization, the need to augment and supplement current research methods has become apparent. Even though research outcomes

The American Romantic period of American literature propagated itself throughout the United States and multiple artistic medium from 1800 to 1850. Despite possible confusion caused by the name’s Western implications, this particular literary style originated in Germany with the publication of Goethe’s “Sorrows of Young Werther”. (11. http://www.westga.edu/~mmcfar/american%20ROMANTICISM%20OVERVIEW.html) Stories originating from this period were typically about improbable feats of adventure which provided readers with euphoric experiences not typically common in everyday life. (11. http://www.westga.edu/~mmcfar/american%20ROMANTICISM%20OVERVIEW.html) Eventually spreading throughout English culture, romanticism soon infected the colossal talents

As people mature, their beliefs evolve; as a child it is easy to be guided by adults, to believe in adults. As adults, people have their own beliefs. It is the period in the middle that is the hardest. As children begin to grow, they begin to push limits and question authority. The modernist period in American literature is comparable to those teenage years. In the early stages of American literature, America looked to her mother England for guidance. The very traditional literature that resulted had a strong emphasis on religion, family, and country. In early literature it was scandalous to question God; the family was only to be portrayed as a supportive, loving community; and

The amazing world of literature, marvelous drawings, and beautiful music. All part of this era that marked history forever. Since the very beginning of the Antebellum, American literature was being touched by the early forms of structure in books and authors. Before the Antebellum period, literature was not original; it was either imported from Europe or inspired by other writings. But America started to create a new type of literature, this type of writings was basically just biographies, autobiographies and history books of the American Revolution heroes. But it was also normal to see authors writing fictional stories such as Moby Dick, The Last of the Mohicans, and Sleepy Hollow. The American literature started slow in the middle of the ninetieth century. Books were being written and changed as the wars and revolutions started to spread inside the country’s plains. Many of these inscriptions were either lost or burned in the wars that were taking place, but

literature has meaning and a sturdy purpose. Three words with important meaning in society appear in

Is it possible to know what Americans thought of World War II, if they believed that the war was a just war or whether they did not agree for what the United States was fighting for? The historian Studs Terkel believes he knows this answer and that Americans saw themselves as liberators of an oppressed world fighting for the just war which can be concluded from his famous volume, The Good War. Of course one person’s beliefs should not be believed as easily just by reading a book. A person should base their opinions on something much more analytical than that. In order to decide whether some Americans actually thought that World War II was a just war, a thorough analysis should be done of American life looking at all the facts found. Beginning with American experience before the war then analyzing the experience of the war and the home-front itself and finally ending with the analysis of America after World War II a conclusion can be made regarding the American point of view.

America was greatly influenced, not only during WW2,but in the decades after by the tides of war during the 1940s. The United states was a highly industrialized country coming into ww2, with a larger supply of resources compared to the nazisor japnanese. “American steel dwarfed Germany’s ,and American coal miners hauled up...almost twice the tonnage as their German counterparts.... American carmakers turned out 4.8million automobiles in 1937;in the same year Germany produced 331,000 cars; Japan,just 26,000.”(Kennedy 617). This not only shows the resource advantage America has against her enemies, but also the sheer edge of the American industries power to out produce industrialized goods. This ability to produce massive amounts of cheap product,

1941 The United States is quiet and empty because they went off to fight in World War II. This Day March 14, 1943, I Louis Slotin currently a physicist part of the Los Alamos National Laboratory trying to help America during World War II. Today Rrobert Ooppenheimer had a big plan for me. When I got to the Laboratory I signed In. Louis “I have big news for you I have scheduled a meeting to talk about how we would keep Aamerica safe” exclaimed Rrobert Ooppenheimer excitedly. The Meeting Will Start In 15 minutes When All the other Scientists arrive. I even made arrangement for some other scientists to come in and help us while America is down in Europe. I got settled and got ready for the important meeting. I walked in and sat down were My boss assigned me to sit. I saw other scientists and faces that I didn 't Recognize. I wonder who this person is in the black sitting over there is. “Please take a seat Albert,” Said my boss. I wonder If that is Aalbert Einstein. No that couldn 't be him. Wait I think that is him. It is and he sits only four seats away from me. That must mean that I get to work with him almost because Enrico said that he categorized the seating so that the scientists were to be sitting together. When All the scientists were here and seated the head of the table my boss got the room quiet to start the meeting.

The origins of the American tradition are rooted through oral tradition, and highlighted by aspects of Americans’ struggles to shape the new world and then gain their independence from Britain. J. Hector St. Jean De Crevecoeur, a French-American writer, said “Here [in America] individuals of all nations are melted into a new race...whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world.” Many English and European settlers filled America from north to south, and as a result, began to establish an identity that paved the way for future generations to create their own literature. While most of the literature up until the 1800s is mainly political and historical, this opened windows for upcoming writers to set up the body of American literature.

The study of literature in and of itself makes known the ideals, beliefs, and the foundations of any society. A society without literature is one without culture – one without a lasting impression over the course of its existence. Without a culture, what is the purpose of the formation of countries, a human identity, and the declaration of beliefs as a society? In accordance with the definition of literature, American literature imparts how an