Herman Melville's Impact On American Literature

The Titanic's maiden voyage was one that killed thousands, one that it didn't kill was Jack Thayer. Jack and all of the other passengers were caught by surprise when the Titanic hit an iceberg and they were told that the unsinkable Titanic was going down. Jack jumped off the boat and found a overturned lifeboat. He was eventually reunited with his mother, but his father was one of the many that died with the Titanic. Jack was lucky to have survived, for only about 705 did.

According to Encyclopedia Britannica ‘Social Status' means "The relative rank that an individual holds, with attendant rights, duties, and lifestyle, in a social hierarchy based upon honor or prestige. " Fitzgerald was a curious character, he was one of the 20th century greatest writers. He is very well known for his great novel "The Great Gatsby", the man from Minnesota, born in November 24, 1896. He brought pride to his people and family all along to his death and it stills does.

He was Holden’s best friend. When he died Holden got angry and went out to the garage and punched a window. He hurt his hand because of this and has a scar. In Ordinary People Conrad’s brother died in a boating accident. Conrad and his brother were out boating and a storm came.

He then worked for his father creating candles but firmly disliked it and craved for more of his life. Franklin’s love for writing grew and desired to join a printing company and soon left for London to follow his dream. There, he worked harder than anyone else, “They wondered to see, from this and several instances, that the Water-American, as they called me, was stronger than themselves, who drank strong beer” (Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 34)! When he returns to Philadelphia, he is met by a friend Meredith when they decide to manage Keimer’s press printing company. Franklin succeeds in the business and makes great money and soon is the official printer for the Pennsylvania Assembly.

He and his wife are stuck in the plains while he is dying. Their truck had broken down on their trip because the mechanic hadn’t done his job correctly. The more Helen tries to console Harry about their situation the more Harry puts her down. He thinks about all of his accomplishments in the past, wanting to accomplish his most desired task of writing about all of his admired adventures. He goes in and out of daydreaming these adventures, thinking how he’ll never write about them.

“Noman is my name. They call me Noman-/My mother, my father and all my friends too”(Homer 72). Odysseus disguised his real name to accomplish a specific task. This is written in the middle of the book to show that Odysseus was happy and proud, but later realizes that his action got him into trouble and prevented him from getting home. “So you went down alive to Hades’ house/

Gatsby’s downfall is a very significant part of the novel The Great Gatsby. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, it grew very popular. The novel is narrated by thirty year old, Nick Carraway, who was once neighbors with Gatsby after moving to East Egg from the Midwest. He explains all of the events that have taken place as a story in the way he remembers them to be, which forces the readers to rely on his word and his word only. The theme of the book is mainly the American Dream and how it is impossible to achieve.

Steinbeck made enough money from the sale of the book to permit him to marry Carol Henning in 1929. He was married three times in total. John Steinbeck’s first successful novel was Of Mice and Men, published in 1937. Steinbeck wrote his most prosperous books during 1935-1940. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

Miraculously, Phil and Louie are able to survive life on the raft and make it to land. However, they end up over enemy lines. The Japanese then capture them and imprison them, where they are tortured endlessly for years until the war ends. Louie suffers severe posttraumatic stress disorder and battles with alcoholism. It’s not until Louie goes to a sermon and rediscovers god that he is saved and is free from the war memories in his mind, finally redeeming himself.

Within the context of recent history, Wilfred Owen is often considered the greatest writer of modern British war poetry. Composing the vast majority of his poems in a one-year time span, Owen found inspiration from his personal experiences fighting in World War I and fellow poets joining in the fight around him. Born in 1893, Owen grew up the oldest of four children, enjoying a particularly close relationship with his mother while his father remained distant. Owen graduated from Shrewsbury Technical School at age eighteen. Afterwards, Owen took numerous odd jobs throughout Europe, seemingly at a loss for his purpose in life.

This boy was only dreading his trip to his new private school 30,000 feet in the air before blacking out and finding himself stranded and alone in a deserted island. But within the short time span of five weeks, he’s innocence was taken from him. I am lucky to interview Ralph Bradshaw, age 12, after weeks of silence, of his deadly, horrifying experience in the stranded island he would call “Hell” itself. Many know the tale of the 47 boys mysteriously disappearing and found wild-like, but Ralph knows there was more to it. After befriending Stanley and Simon, (seen in Pg. 2) he was appointed leader by majority vote.

As a young adult Hubbard joined the U.S. Navy, where he managed to climb through the ranks eventually captaining his own ship. However, his military success was short lived; Hubbard was relieved of his command after several incidents- so many, in fact, that he accumulated a nine hundred page military file detailing instances of his poor leadership. After his time in the service, Hubbard became a successful writer. Over his career in science fiction, Hubbard published over a thousand books (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief). Many of these novels, curiously enough were stories of men going into space- a theme that

One of the pirates grabbed an ax and began chopping away. After two of the three masts fell, the pirates and the captive crew all huddled together in desperation to hear one of the literate men on the ship The pirates and sailors on the Mary Anne were relieved when daybreak arrived. The ship ran a ground on a small island south of Eastham, and it being low tide they could actually jump down from the ship onto dry ground. The pirates picked up at the point where they were so rudely interrupted by continuing to drink down the wine that survived the storm. Samuel Bellamy died on April 26,1717

Edward Malone: Edward Malone was born on February 1st, 1825 in County Kings, Ireland. When he was young, he lived on his parent’s farm and worked almost every day. Malone developed an interest in both sheep dealing and carpentry. Malone moved to the United States in 1950, but it is not known why.

Throughout the history of the United States there have been many influential voices that carried a message of American ideology and culture. Whether beloved or controversial, these influential ideas often reflect in the American mindset today. There are many idols and important people that represent our prominent and diverse American ways of life. However, some of the most significant writings and ideas were spoken from a voice not likely to be known as a powerful figure of politics and ideas: Mark Twain.