A Good Man is Hard to Find
In Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find", romanticism is the main theme reflected in this story. In this short story, we see O'Connor's views on American values and ideas of romanticism. She supports and refutes the ideas of Edwards, Emerson and Thoreau throughout this short story.
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Comparism of Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin
Comparing these two authors, we must consider the basic difference between them. Jonathan Edwards, famous for his sermons, tried to bill his own philosophy based on puritans faith. That understood man as a sinful failure and the basic source of his inspiration was the Bible.
On the other hand, Benj....
Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God
American writing began with the work of English adventurers and colonist in the new World chiefly for the benefit of readers in the mother country. From the beginning, however, the literature of New England was also directed to the education and instruction of the colonists themselves, intended to ....