American Literature ll

Paper details: 1. One theme discussed at the beginning Of this semester was The American Dream. Please explain what The American Dream is. Then, choose one Of the works read that you think best re?ects The American Dream, positively or negatively, and tell who, what, how, why, when and/or Where it is re?ected in the work. This should take the form Of an essay, with no fewer than 3 paragraphs, but most certainly may be more. (minimum 350 words) The work that we read are the following: 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" (Walt Whitman) "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and "Roughing it" (Mark Twain) "Tennessee's Partner" (Bret Harte) "The Education of Henry Adams (Editor's Preface and Preface)" and "chapter XXV. The Dynamo and the Virgin" (Henry Adams) "The wonderful tar-baby story" and "How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox" (Joel Harris) "The New Colossus" (Emma Lazarus)