Characters in American novels of the 20th century

was an American novelist and critic who significantly influenced the American society and the literature world in the 19th and 20th century America. Born on March 1st, 1837 in Ohio, Howells became a writer at a young age. Howells is best known for his realist writings that focused on depicting the lives of the middle class Americans. His realist novels often depict the social issues in post-Civil War America. Howells is considered as the “father of realism” and is recognized as a major American writer

writing, and this is the secret behind him being one of the great and most influential American 20th century novelists and one of the best writers in the history. Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. Hemingway 's trademark prose style — simple and spare — influenced a generation of writers. Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Best known for his novels and short stories. Also, he was a war correspondent and an accomplished journalist. One

Introduction Title and author The title is The Great Gatsby and the author is F. Scott Fitzgerald. Genre The book is a novel. Historical Context The book was published in 1925, during the Jazz Age. The 1920s were also referred to as the Roaring Twenties, due to the significant economic boom in the United States during that era. This era was just after World War I and in the middle of Prohibition, where alcohol was illegal. Protagonist Jay Gatsby is the protagonist. As a child he was the son of a

The Gothic language was itself a special Gothic element and had great power to create suspense and mystery, as well as making the reader feel pain as the characters do. The Gothic metonymies managed and did voice the supernatural. For example, today, rain is commonly used to stand for sorrow (it is hardly associated to happiness); the same way, Gothic words create the metonymies of horror, despair... Following Harris (2008: 1), the most common Gothic phrases are howling wind often blowing out lights

The Romantic Era began in the late eighteenth century and lasted through out the middle of the nineteenth century. This was a time when many of the greatest writers began their literary journey. Women in particular created some of the best novels and poems during this period, for example Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein (1818) and Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice (1813) during the Romantic Era. Each of those books has been and will continue to be studied by students around the world. All of this

something new? Introduction Gaining fresh, innovative insights that appeal to modern consciousness entails the adaption of a text to a contemporary contextual environment, and by comparing both Jane Austen’s Regency Era novel, Emma (1815), and Amy Heckerling’s postmodern American film, Clueless (1995), it is evident that the film has been re-appropriated in such a way that Austen’s voice is still heard today, while simultaneously projecting Heckerling’s views on present-day society. While both Emma

The American Dream throughout the Century White picket fences, rows of houses that are carbon copies of each other, and the perfect family who owned all of this. For years, it was said that this was the true ideal to be met. The long sought after American Dream has been apart of this nation for decades and continues to change as the times do. In the case of A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, the author incorporates both the American Dream from the 1950s and 1960s, but also today 's take on

This implication of light is paralleled in Porgy. The initial portrait of Catfish Row describes its south wall as “always in shadow.” In addition, each of the novel’s critical moments occur in the dark. The first major event is Robbins’ death which occurs at a late night craps game. This shapes the narrative as it sparks white law-enforcement's scrutiny of the community. Shortly after the murder, Bess is first introduced as she is “dropped..into outer darkness” when Crowne disappears. Her desperation

in the novel Kindred, by Octavia Butler. This novel tells the story of an African-American woman who is uncontrollably sent back in time to the Antebellum South to save her white ancestor. Throughout her experience back in time, she experiences new obligations and her existing obligations are added upon. The main characters of Dana (the time traveler), Kevin (her husband), Rufus (the ancestor), and Alice (his slave) each encounter a shift in obligations throughout the timeline of the novel. The encompassing

From Rags to Riches: The American Dream in US American Literature The Great Gatsby: Jazz Age Values and Their Reflection Upon the American Dream Table of Contents Introduction 3 Revolution Music 3 Culture 4 Technology 6 Excess 7 Disillusionment 9 Conclusion 10 Works Cited 11 Introduction The Great Gatsby has been acclaimed as one of the most important novels of the 20th century, and has become an American, and even world, classic. Fitzgerald has not