Discussion
Textbook you must click American Literature 1820-1865 and the names will be there (Melville, Poe, Hawthorne)
https://ncia.wwnorton.com/ebookamericanlit9pre1865-americanlit9shorter
Melville: page 1411
Poe: page 604
Hawthorne: page 329
Answer the following questions (15 sentences minimum).
Melville
1. How do the narrator’s self-revelations prepare us to understand Bartleby and the narrator’s reaction to him?
2. What does Melville gain by telling the story through the narrator’s point of view? How reliable is this narrator? Provide evidence in support of your answer.
3. What ethic does Melville provide as an alternative to the ethic of Wall Street?
Poe
Locale and time in setting matches tone or is at a stark contrast, like the frantic tone of the narrator in the middle of the night when all is quiet.
Knowing what you do now about Poe’s philosophies in writing, analyze how these things were employed in one of the stories assigned this week (15 sentences minimum).
