Respond to all three short response questions As American colonists…

Respond to all three short response questions

As American colonists questioned British rule, public discussion focused on topics such as colonial independence and individual rights. In turn, literature from the American Revolutionary period often reflected important political and social themes, including national independence, personal liberty, and individualism. In your opinion, how does the literature of this period influence future generations of American literature? Where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?

Romantic writers rejected the logical style of writers from the age of reason and instead focused on individual experiences, thoughts, and emotions. Romantic literature used lofty, expressive language to highlight a particular mood and message. What do you think these techniques offered to romantic writers that previous styles did not? Consider the romantic literature you have read. Do you think these techniques and styles were effective for the themes and subjects being addressed? Why or why not?

The Civil War was a traumatic and destructive conflict that remains the bloodiest war in US history. Realism began around the end of the war in 1865. Rejecting romantic-era ideals that focused on allegorical characters, symbolic settings, and dramatic subjects, realism depicted ordinary people in everyday situations.
What aspects of the Civil War might have caused this dramatic shift in style, form, and thematic discourse in American literature?