Regionalism and Naturalism

Part One: Compose a paragraph that applies a Marxist reading to any of the stories from this week. Be sure to ask yourself (and answer) the kinds of questions discussed in this week’s lecture.

Part Two: Which of the characters this week did you feel the most sympathy for? Who did you most identify with? Why? Who did you feel the least sympathy for? Why?

Part Three: In “The Open Boat,” lines of philosophy about man’s fate and his reward for trying hard are repeated throughout. Quote a line of this story that stands out to you as expressing something philosophical about life. Do you agree with the statement? Why or why not?

Submission Instructions:

Your initial discussion should be 250 words. It must include MLA citations – both in-text and an end citation. Citations are not counted as part of your 250 word count requirement.

The book for reading listed below.

American Literature Since the Civil War. Create ed. McGraw-Hill, 2015. Ebook.
These are the titles of the assigned reading. I tried but wasn’t allowed to print more than 2 pages at a time. Are you able to find them on line?

Assigned Readings Week Three:

Stephen Crane: Author Bio

Stephen Crane: The Open Boat
Jack London: Author Bio
Jack London: To Build a Fire
Sarah Orne Jewett: Author Bio
Sarah O. Jewett: A White Heron
Willa Cather: Author Bio
Willa Cather, Paul’s Case

preview of the answer…

“Paul’s Case” is a short story, written by Willa Cather about a young man who was unhappy about his current social status. Cather used the character of Paul to depict the efforts of people in the working class group to elevate their social status. Paul only appreciated the beauty of his imaginary world that contained “elements of artificiality” that was “necessary for beauty” (Cather 150). An opportunity to travel to New York at the expense of his employer, Denny & Carson, provided an escape, in his opinion, from the “dull gowns” of unfashionable women and the “prosy men who never frock coats”. The vacation was a dream come true for Paul until the “eighth day” when he realized that he had run out of funds…

APA 438 words