Major Themes and lessons

Major Themes and lessons

So far in this course I have discovered several major points that I feel Professor Brandon is attempting to convey. First I feel that we have been given a chance to think critically about the written text that we have examined. All of the blogging that we have done has increased our ability to write clearly, effectively, and concisely.

Second we have witnessed the growth of American Literature in reverse chronological order. We started with Poe, Walden, and the transcendentalist movement and how it compared to the enlightenment. Once we learned of the enlightenment we discovered more on politics and the views that our founding fathers had on the subject. We then moved into the Great Awakening and discovered religion and revival.
Third we have been presented with contributions that America writers made to the overall literature world. Our own writings of our struggles with tyranny helped other European nations reform their own governments. Our revolution helped to fuel the French revolution.

We definitely have seen how culture and times have affected American writing. For example, we discussed Romanticism and the abolitionist movement. Slavery played a significant role in the shaping of our nation. We read arguments from both sides of this cultural subject.