American Literature

Paper instructions:

Each student will write a research paper that answers a specific research question about one of the texts we read, interprets the scholarship relating to that question, and expresses the author’s own critical analysis toward the topic. The essay should appropriately use MLA citation, including both parenthetical in-text citations and a Works Cited page, and should include at least 5 sources other than the textbook, at least 3 of which must be something other than a website source (online journals don’t count as a website source here). This essay should be at least six typed pages, but may be more (Times New Roman 12 pt).

Research Question:

What were the implications that socialist writers such as Twain and Sinclair have on the political policies of early American government? how much of an impact did the extreme writers have on changing the thoughts and actions of the American people?