Analysis Of Washington Square By Henry James Transports

When you hear the oxymoron “historical fiction” you might think of an anecdote about a John Doe in World War 2. In this case, think more on the lines of a fiction novel with a vast historical influence on culture. Fiction novels not only play a key role in the entertainment of an audience but also the influence they leave on them. However, in order to influence the audience, the novel must also be very historically accurate. The combination of influence and historical accuracy can create a new subcategory of “historical fiction”. Two exceptional novels by distinguished authors have managed to start this new concept of “historical fiction”. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jazz by Toni Morrison are two literary novels that pioneered the movement of historical realism in fiction as well as influenced literary writing styles and United States culture for generations following their creation.

Today marriage is seen as an expression of deep love and respect for another person. In Austen’s time, a ‘good’ marriage was seen to be one where wealth and social status of the man and woman were socially suitable. There was very

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.

Statement of intent: The purpose of this piece of writing is to engage the audience through writing an essay about the novel The Things They Carried by author Tim O’Brien. I have chosen to talk about the importance of storytelling throughout his novel and how it is able to make the text more successful. In the captivating novel The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien, many complex situations are created through the use of storytelling such as decision making, the importance of fact and fiction and horrific experiences that soldiers went through at the Vietnam war. These situations make his novel successful as he is able to get the audience to relate to him and to see deeper meanings that are behind the stories that he tells throughout.

Throughout American history, there are cases in which American authors have been influenced by the the distinctive aspects and beliefs of a particular era. More specifically, F. Scott Fitzgerald's’, The Great Gatsby, and Philip Roth’s, Goodbye, Columbus, are two novels that embody the American culture of their own eras, within their own novels, through the relationships of their main protagonists. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald captures the “Roaring 1920s” in New York through Gatsby and Daisy’s his protagonists, relationship. Fitzgerald emphasizes the rebellious, impulsive qualities of the 1920s, and the belief that the way to fit in was to maintain a rich, successful upper class life. While in Goodbye, Columbus, Roth shows the post-war era

Most stories are not just stories written to entertain the reader. Intentional or not, writers are often commentating on the world around them. Social commentary is interwoven in the fabric of novels, and it is often up to the reader to determine what they take away from any given work. Although written for entertainment’s sake, stories usually include the social or political views of the author and serve as a platform for their views to be made known.

In comparison with David, author James Baldwin lived between France and America. Like David in the story, Baldwin grew up in New York City struggling as an African American in a racist country, then he moved to Paris . His identity as

Examine Austen’s presentation of what is called in the novel, ‘women’s usual occupations of eye, and hand, and mind’. In Jane Austen’s society, the role of women was controlled by what was expected of them. In most cases, marriage was not for love, and was considered as a business arrangement, in which both partners could gain status and financial reassurance. Though Austen opposed the idea of none affectionate marriage, many

“A Tale Intended to be After the Fact…” is how Stephan Crane introduced his harrowing story, “The Open Boat,” but this statement also shows that history influences American Literature. Throughout history, there has been a connection among literary works from different periods. The connection is that History, current events, and social events have influenced American Literature. Authors, their literary works, and the specific writing styles; are affected and influenced by the world around them. Authors have long used experiences they have lived through and/or taken out of history to help shape and express in their works. Writing styles are also affected by the current trends and opinions of the period they represent. By reading American

Jane Austen’s novel is commanded by women; Pride and Prejudice explores the expectations of women in a society that is set at the turn of the 19th century. Throughout the plot, Austen’s female characters are all influenced by their peers, pressures from their family, and their own desires. The social struggle of men and women is seen throughout the novel. Characters, like Elizabeth, are examples of females not acting as proper as women were supposed to, while other women like Mrs. Bennett allow themselves to be controlled by men and society. Mr. Collins is a representation of the struggles males deal with in a novel dominated by women. The theme of marriage is prominent during Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Marriage can be examined in

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" The introductory line in Pride and Prejudice is a representation of the society this essay will try to reach into in order to discuss the female characters described by Jane Austen and Emily Brontë in their two famous works. Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights, the novels discussed, are both written during the earlier parts of the 19th century, allowing the characters to be compared to each other.

Bracknell’s rejection of Jack marrying Gwendolen reflects the aristocracy’s imprint on family stature. “To speak frankly, I am not in favor of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which I think is never advisable”. This statement conforms to how aristocracy does not see marriage as love, but as a catalyst for obtaining social

England has always had a rich history of interesting cultural traditions but arguably none as prevalent as marriage. Marriage, the union of two people with emotional ideals and expectations, are brought on by many different factors that include: for love, for money, for climbing social status, escapism, survival, etc. In Jane Austen’s novels, she focuses on the importance of marriage in her world because she wanted to emphasize how marriage is the most important life event of a woman as this would determine her place in society. Persuasion shows readers good and bad examples of marriage: the amiable Crofts and other couples such as Sir Walter & Lady Elliot and the Smiths. Jane Austen uses the Crofts to support the importance of marriage

This develops the idea that her future with this man as a married woman provided a stable lifestyle where she would not have to live by the rigid patterns of society, reinforcing a modern day feminist reader’s view of the expectations and restrictions placed on unmarried women during the Victorian era.

Through the use of literary devices, Pride and Prejudice reveals Jane Austen’s attitude towards the novel’s theme of true love through the actions of the suitors; the process of courtship in the 1800s articulates characterization, foreshadowing, and irony. The novel opens with the line, “it is a truth acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of wife,” (Austen 1) which foreshadows the conflict of finding a significant other . During the Victorian age, men and women courted others of the same education, wealth, and social status; it was considered uncommon for someone to marry beneath them or to marry for love. Jane Austen uses Elizabeth Bennett’s encounters with different characters of varying