essays‚ Kate Chopin was not read nor recognized as a major American literature author. Wrote in 1894‚ the short novel entitled “The Story of an Hour” was not very successful‚ and it has not spread out of the area of Louisiana. Although the importance of Kate Chopin in our world does not have to be proved thanks to feminist movements‚ her literary qualities were overlooked at that time. On the opposite‚ Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” wrote in 1819‚ has become a best-seller book that has quickly
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Washington Irving was born on April 3‚ 1783 in New York City‚ New York. He was born the youngest of 11 children. His parent were Scottish-English immigrant whose names were William Sr. and Sarah Irving. He was named after George Washington who at the time had just completed the American Revolution. He was educated privately and started writing essays under the pen name Jonathan Oldstyle for a publishing company called the Morning Chronicle. The Morning Chronicle was edited by his older brother
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Discuss how the author makes Rip Van Winkle an interesting character? In “the story of Rip Van Winkle” written by Washington Irving is about a men named Rip Van Winkle‚ who is depicted as an interesting man. Rip Van Winkle was known as escaping from the reality and also a happy-go-lucky man. Rip Van Winkle‚ who lives under his wife’s controlling is a henpecked husband. He is always criticized by his wife for being lazy and for not doing housework‚ and for not caring about his family at home‚ in
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is one of hope‚ and‚ perhaps‚ not enough of labor.” Ralph Waldo Emerson addressed the 1837 incoming class of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He spoke about how the American scholar should rely on oneself to make advancements and not be dependent on others. Emerson uses methods of argumentation‚ literary elements‚ and Romantic and Transcendental elements to convey the message of self-reliance. First‚ throughout the speech‚ Emerson uses methods of argumentation‚ particularly deductive and inductive
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Transcendentalism in America The transcendentalist movement hit America full force by the mid 19th century‚ crafting a passionate spiritual idealism in its wake and leaving a unique mark on the history of American literature. Transcendentalism stems from the broader Romanticist time period‚ which depends on intuition rather than reasoning. Transcendentalism takes a step further into the realm of spirituality with the principle that in order to discover the divine truth that the individual seeks
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Washington Irving was one of the first American writers to write any kind of fantasy story or writing. At first he tried to pass his stories as real life accounts found in a dead mans dresser. The start of one states that it is real and has been deemed so by collages and some museums. After he saw how much people liked his stories he published all of them in The Sketch Book of Godfred Crayon‚ Gent. This Collection became famous rapidly. They were also successful in England and Europe. Most of his
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thinking. Emerson directly classifies and praises the works of books in his speech‚ “The American Scholar.” Emerson states the establishment of books have an effect of advancing society‚ that they are written to change and open ways of thinking‚ and are the only main reliable source. Therefore‚ his strong argument claims books are useful. Books have an amazing effect to advance society. “Instantly‚ the book becomes‚ noxious. The guide is a tyrant.” Books have their flaws‚ but Emerson implies that
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In his story of the Rip Van Winkle‚ Irving used his unique style of diction‚ which also developed a contrast between before and after the climax of the story. The major change of scene in the story takes place after Rip takes his nap in the mountains and there is a noteworthy change of Irving’s diction from this point onwards. In his description of the surrounding nature and the weather‚ a distinct contrast exists between the duration of twenty years. The Kaatskill Mountain is the first feature
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fourth sentence to midway through the paragraph‚ the viewpoint is in second person. When Emerson writes‚ “To believe in your own thought‚ to believe what is true for you…” (Emerson‚ 132) it seems as though he is speaking to an individual across the table almost in a one on one conversation. His use of the word “your” and “you” is very direct within the context. With the words chosen‚ it seems as though Emerson is directing a talk to specific person. As the paragraph reads on‚ his point of view switches
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because I actually don’t know any famous people that would qualify because my knowledge on the topic is not that great‚ to be blunt. So I decided to research the topic so I could be better at choosing a point. Thanks for your understanding. I choose Irving Berlin because he represents an example of what is America is made off and stands for. He has a Russian-born‚ naturalized U.S. citizen‚ Berlin left home at 14 to sing in New York City’s. He came to America for freedom and better opportunities of life
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