ENG 201 Final, Fall 2002

ne MERICas t STVERSIT LIBKARY OF BEIRUT American University of Beirut English 201: Survey of American Literature Fall 2003 Prof. Siréne Harb Final Examination Discuss ONE of the following questions in a well-organized and well-written essay. 1. Explore the conflictual relationship between individual freedom and social conformism in “Monkey Business,” “Barn Burning,” and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn OR Their Eyes Were Watching God. 2. Compare and contrast the depiction of Americanness and race relations in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and “Loose Ends.” 3. Discuss how Their Eyes Were Watching God, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” and “La conciencia de la mestizal[ Towards a New Consciousness” challenge traditional constructions of womanhood and identity. Good Luck!