American Literature

Answer each question in a well-developed and well-organized short essay. Each essay will consist of
two to three paragraphs of three to four complete sentences each. Each essay will have a thesis or
controlling statement that is supported with specific examples and short quotes from the text.
1. Explain why Alymer in “The Birth Mark” is obsessed with his wife’s “imperfection”; why is he obsessed with the birthmark?
2. Explain Ralph Waldo Emerson’s purpose or point of view in either “nature” or “self-reliance”.
3. Describe the importance of literacy in Frederick Douglass’s Narrative.
4. Discuss/explain the cultural significance of Margaret Fuller’s life and work; what did she accomplish?
5. How does Rebecca Harding Davis depict working class in “Life in the iron mills”? be specific.

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