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Philip Roth, ‘The Conversion of the Jews’ and poetry by Adrienne Rich

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Ernest Hemmingway, The Old Man and the Sea*  and Richard Walker ‘The Man Who Was Almost a Man’

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Katherine Anne Porter, ‘Pale Horse, Pale Rider and D’arcy McNickle, ‘Hard Riding’

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Extract from Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman and James Thurber, ‘The Catbird Seat’

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Eudora Welty, The Robber Bridegroom*

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Lillian Hellman extract from ‘The Little Foxes’ and Poetry by Tennessee Williams

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Flannery O’Connor, ‘A Good Man is Hard To Find’ and ‘Good Country People’

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John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath*

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William Faulkner’s ‘Barn Burning’ and ‘A Rose for Emily’

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Shirley Jackson, ‘The Lottery’ and poetry by Robert Frost

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Eugene O’Neil, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and poetry by John Crowe Ransom

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Week One Focus: Introduction to American Literature 1938-1959

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Week One Focus: Introduction to American Literature 1938-1959

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1) Give at least three examples of how cultural, social and/or political influences changed during and after WWII.
2)  Name at least three texts that explore either: gender, masculinity, race, religion or class.
3) Provide at least two examples of how the texts examine the differences between the City and the Wilderness.

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The course examines American literature written between 1938 and 1959. In particular, we will examine the aftermath of World War II.