This semester
During this semester, we have read and discussed so many
great writings from Early American Literature. I have mentioned this many
times, but I have read more this semester than I have ever in my life, and I am
really enjoying it. One of our first assignment s was the essay of “What is American?, by Hector
Saint-John de Crèvecoeur. A great piece of writing that showed how life in
America was during the Revolutionary War. The struggles people were going
through in their old homes and the struggles of life in America. With this essay, Hector Saint-John de
Crèvecoeur became the first American author to write an European bestseller. Next was the great Ralph Waldo Emerson, and his work, “Self-Reliance"
which states “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little
minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” A great piece
of writing that makes you ask the question, who are you really? Also this week,
we were able to read some of the works, of one of my favorite author’s, Edgar Allen
Poe. Poe who lived in Richmond, and went
to school at University of Virginia, might be one of the most famous writers in
American Literature. I still need to visit the Poe Museum in Richmond, and his
room at UVA which is only 5 blocks from where I work. I was able to listen to
the audio from,” The Tell-Tale Heart” and the poems, “The Bells”, and “The Raven” , all
masterpieces that will be read forever.
Next was Thoreau’s essay, “Walking” and “Where I Lived, and What I Lived
For,” "Let me live where I will, on this side is the city,
on that the wilderness, and ever I am leaving the city more and more, and
withdrawing into the wilderness". This was my favorite assignment, we got
the opportunity to take a walk in nature and talk about what we observed. It
was very relaxing and I found a new lunch spot by doing this assignment.
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