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The theme of Women is rife in American Literature and both ‘Depiction of the Female’ and ‘Novels and Themes of the Gilded Age’ will give you a broad insight to the treatment and portrayal of women in essential texts from throughout the time period.

All 9 of the America 1880-1940 summary sheets, covering all of the key themes and contextual points in American Literature that you’ll be expected to know for the OCR English Lit exam. There are references to essential novels from throughout the period, such as Gatsby and Sister Carrie to help give you a broad knowledge of the subject.

A timeline that briefly outlines the key points in American history to help supplement an essay looking at key themes from American Literature from 1880-1940

This document explores and analyses how the Wall St Crash and Great Depression impacted American Society and how this is highlighted in American Literature, particularly focusing on Steinbeck’s novels ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘The Grapes of Wrath’, and how the broken American Dream is portrayed through characterisation.

This document explores the ‘melting pot’ society that America claimed to be in the 1880s-1940s and how racial tensions and stereotypes influenced the depictions of non-white characters in American Literature. Texts written by John Steinbeck and Mark Twain are looked at and their presentations of non-white characters are used to highlight and expose the fundamentally racist society of America

This document explores the Romantic and Transcendentalist movements in the early 1800s and how it is still echoed in American Literature post-1880. It’s perfect to get a grasp on early influences on American Literature to use in the contextual study essay in the exam.

This document looks at both pre-1880 and post-1880 texts from American Literature and explores how the Abolitionist Movement influenced literature and society. This is packed with contextual points that can be used in an essay exploring the depiction of non-white Americans in literature.

This document explores the evolution of American society in the time period of 1880-1940 and how European culture plays an enormous part in this, as well as how this is reflected in the literature from the period. There are references spanning the period, including work from the Gilded Age, the war period and the Jazz Age.

This document explores what the Gilded Age was in America and its influences on literature from the period, referencing three key texts; ‘The Portrait of a Lady’, ‘The Age of Innocence’, and ‘Sister Carrie’. The three texts are analysed and summarised, highlighting the essential points to take away to use in the contextual essay about American Literature.

This document briefly explores America’s involvement in WW1 and the impact that it had on wider society and how this is reflected in its literature, with reference to ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ‘The Wasteland’, and ‘next to of course god America i’. The explorations of these texts look at the Lost Generation and the romanticism and disillusionment that WW1 brought to Americans.