What are some examples of American literature that reflect national values, like The National Anthem and The Constitution?
2007-09-20 15:36:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Look at "Legacy" by James Michener. It is a short novel (short by Michener Standards) against the backdrop of of the Iran-Contra scandal and the Bicentennial of the US Constitution. It looks back at the Constitution's role in an American family over 200 years.
2007-09-20 15:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by jehen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The declaration of independence.
The Bill of Rights. Ok it's in the Constitution. I know.
Articles of Confederation
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg address
Gone with the wind
The first American novel The Power of Sympathy William Hill Brown 1789
Nature Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walden Henry David Throreau
Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moby Dick Herman Melville
Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Catcher in the Rye JD Salinger
To name a few
2007-09-20 23:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The People's History of the United States."
2007-09-20 22:43:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a peek @ Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (50-years old this year).
2007-09-20 23:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋