Many people saw the triumph of American independence as a divine sign that America and her people were destined for greatness. Greatness came with a strong nation and thousands of poems and stories that shaped our nation. ... "To my dear and loving husband") Bradstreet was a feminist ahead of her time, limited by the male-dominated Puritan traditions and expectations; for her it was merely common sense. ... (The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe) As a short-story writer, Poe was a fascinating man of imagination. ... He was the first author in American literature to make the neu...

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Many writers from this time completely changed these expectations society had from romantic literature figures preceding them and took on entirely new perspective in their writing. ... Therefore, there are circumstances when a writer's personal experience can influence the story told in their novel, with changing the narrative and characters to transform a personal experiences into a realistic fictional story. Stephen Crane is a prime example of this approach in his short story "The Open Boat". ... The personal experience can create a significantly more realistic vibe to a s...

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