Being raised Roman Catholic (Priola 1), the author Cormac McCarthy adopted the spoon fed philosophy of his parents, later coming to his own conclusions, expressed in his novels. ... In the same way, Huck from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn thrives in the wilderness. Huck valued his freedom on the raft in contrast to "rough living- (Twain 1) in a house. ... Huck longs for the freedom to be himself, to wear "old rags and [be] free and satisfied,"" (Twain 1) and relax on the raft while smoking and fishing without having to worry about becoming educated and fitting a mold...

• Word Count: 2102
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Born into a family of well-known names, Faulkner had to make a mark for himself. ... His influences consisted of previous authors that lived before, people surrounding him, and southern culture in the twentieth century. ... Hamblin, "Not only did Phil Stone attempt to purchase many of the little magazines and obscure volumes of "modern" poetry" that were appearing in the teens and early twenties, but he was also able to readily make available to Faulkner the resources of the Stone family library. " Faulkner gained his humorous writings from popular authors such as Mark Twain. ... "The violence...

• Word Count: 1548
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In this essay, two great American novels are compared: The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. ... The author does not end the novel with a happy ending, from analyzing Holden's experiences we can assume he emerges a more complete and understanding person once he came to the realization. ...

• Word Count: 1370
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School