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This 4 page
report discusses three of the most important writers of 19th
century America and how each of them wrote in ways that
represented the fundamental roots and cultural identity of the
United States during their lifetimes. Bibliography lists 6
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BWstomel.rtf Roots, Identity, and Culture in Stowe, Melville, and Alcott By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001
-- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction In American literature, certain books have come to be thought of as definitively American, for example
-- "Uncle Toms Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville," and "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. Each presents a truly unique aspect of American culture and
each presents it in ways that address the roots and identity of Americans in the 19th century. While it might seem strange, initially, to "lump" works together that are on
such disparate topics as slavery, whaling, and sisterhood, when one looks closer and actually compares the writing of these three authors, it becomes much more clear that there is an
obvious, even logical, connection between them. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) Even the most casual of students of American history understands that the Civil War radically changed the pace of
economic and social change in the United States, but the minds of the American people changed much more slowly. Because American society as a whole had become better educated
by the mid-19th century, a new market presented itself for stories, regional sketches, novels and other types of publications. Local-color writers of amusing, uplifting, or enlightening stories helped satisfy the
voracious demands of the new literary market. Regional fiction actually began before the Civil War and Harriet Beecher Stowe provided an example of the most popular type of fiction of
the day with her New England short stories and novels that pre-date "Uncle Toms Cabin." The most famous of her New England series, "Oldtown Folks," came out as a
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