Assignment:
Using ideas from the web articles, write a 3 to 5 paragraph essay in which you briefly compare and contrast Sarty Snopes' moral and psychological maturation with that of one other character or speaker from the Week 6 readings.
Web articles:
"American Literature 1914-1945" Vol. D pp. 3-22
Faulkner, William, "Barn Burning" Vol. D pp. 771-783
Hughes, Langston. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Vol. D p. 835
Hughes, Langston. "Theme for English B" Vol. D pp. 844, 845
Richard Wright. "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" Vol. D pp. 958-970
Also, please read the following web resources:
Stein, What Are Masterpieces and Why There Are So Few of Them
Anzia Yezierska (1885-1970)
Yezierska, Anzia, "America and I"
Hemingway, Ernest, "Soldier's Home"
Literary Themes-Coming of Age