Question

How are American literature and the American identity interrelated?
A.
American literature often portrays aspects of the American identity.
B.
The American identity is usually determined by American literature.
C.
American literature is part of the system by which the federal government creates an American identity.
D.
American literature is the inspiration through which people build an American identity.

Answer 1

This is a tough question as you can make arguments for all of these.

Answer 2

i say its a tho

Answer 3

mhm, that one makes the most sense because if you are a writer, you'd seek to identify with the reader (the American population) in order to sell more books.

Answer 4

ok thnxs can u help me with this one

Answer 5

Which statement best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line of this excerpt from Countee Cullen's “From the Dark Tower”?

We shall not always plant while others reap
The golden increment of bursting fruit,
Not always countenance, abject and mute
That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;

A.
The speaker feels that he will someday trade places and reap while others plant.
B.
The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor.
C.
The speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure.
D.
The speaker longs for a future without immense poverty and hardships.

Answer 6

The figurative meaning being illustrated is the plant/reap motif, where the planter does the work to plant the seed whilst the reaper simply strolls by and takes the profits for himself.

Answer 7

Profits is the hint, as well as this: it's about economic inequality.

Answer 8

so b

Answer 9

Correct