American Literature

In this paper, you will read about the major literary elements of a story. These would be the characters, which are the main persons described and talked about all through out the story the settings, the place and time where the story is held or presumably held the conflict or the major problem that had given the story a continuous flow and the theme which is the over all atmosphere and impact of the whole story. Three literary masterpieces would be tackled in these paper that would be later compared with each other by their literary elements.

The literary world nowadays had indeed evolved into something stupendous and vaguer than what the written works of the 15th to 19th century had shown to us. Hypothetically, these changes are made to suite the tastes of the readers and audiences of todays generation. But even though it seems that the ideas of the present writers has popped into nowhere, if you analyze their works basic components, you will see something or might as well read something that that can make you feel something like dejavu, well indeed, youre feeling it right.

Let us start from the freshest faces on the literary word, as of this decade, Stephenie Meyer has undoubtedly stole everyones breathe away by her phenomenal work The Twilight Saga. This series is composed of four official books (the fifth one hasnt been published yet because of some leakage issues) has been garnering an average income of 32 million dollars on its debut release. The story is about a normal teenage girl named Bella Swan who moved into Forks USA with her father. She then met this boy named Edward Cullen who is a 104 years old vampire then later would be falling in love with each other. On the later part of the story, they would be engaged into different problems regarding the necessities within themselves and the people around them, highlighting the fact that they both are from different and contradicting worlds.  The second installment of the book, The Twilight Saga New Moon, would be focusing more on how the two lovers, Edward and Bella would deal with the fact that Bellas life is on the edge of death whenever he is with Edward and his family, an extend family of vampires. Jacob Black, a werewolf and Bellas best friend, would be having most of the scenes with Bella since Edward ran away. It is in the later part of the story that Jacob would confess to Bella how he is deeply in loved with her. On the third installment, The Twilight Saga Eclipse, the story would revolve about how Victoria, a vampire who would take revenge on the Cullens clan for her husband James that was killed on the first book because he intended to kill Bella. Victoria would form a new set of young vampires to defeat them. The Cullens would see a helping hand with the pack of werewolves to save Bella from the young ones. On the latest series, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn, Edward and Bella would struggle their way to save their daughter Renesme from the hands of the voulturi, the elders of the vampires. The voulturi had realized that Renesme is not a pure blood vampire since she was conceived by Bella while she is still on his mortal state.

The story has gained criticisms and negative reactions from the viewers. They said that the story was a great clich and a major downfall. But indeed, the avid readers could never get enough of the story. The storys theme of having a forbidden love from two different creatures had won the hearts of the people especially teenage girls. Edward and Bellas struggle on keeping their hand with each other despite of almost everything would really make you wish that you are in the shoes of Bella. All the characters, including the supportive roles, have their own personality which is unique from the others has also helped the impact of the story. Their characters have received positive feedbacks and even their own fans clubs. The story sure is a fiction, but its ending is not tragic. The two lovers have still managed to find their happy ending with their daughter.  But then, just like any other stories, The Twilight Saga has its failures and clich which is just not a downfall, but only an opportunity of improvement.

Here is one of the good reviews The Twilight Saga had received from well know people all around the globe. This is from Becky Anderson of Andersons Bookshop

What a totally amazing debut Twilight is that rare story that combines suspense, desire, love and friendship with an awesome twist on the vampire genre Both young adults and adults will be sucked into Edwards and Bellas world and beg for more, especially after they turn the last page. I cant wait for the next book

On the early period of 18th century, Romanticism and other romantic literary movement have emerged. One of the most popular writers of that time was Edgar Allan Poe. His works are the best examples for tragic series and poems. He is said to use illegal drugs at the time he was doing all his works, the effect of those drugs had indeed reflected on all his works, making it a bit complicated yet very excellent.

One of his best works would be the poem Annabel Lee. Readers have concluded that this poem was made out of the depression of Edgar Allan Poe because of the death of his wife Virginia.

The third to the fifth paragraph of Annabel Lee, a poem of Edgar Allan Poe

And this was the reason that, long ago,In this kingdom by the sea,A wind blew out of a cloud, chillingMy beautiful Annabel LeeSo that her highborn kinsman cameAnd bore her away from me,To shut her up in a sepulchreIn this kingdom by the sea.The angels, not half so happy in heaven,Went envying her and me-Yes- that was the reason (as all men know,In this kingdom by the sea)That the wind came out of the cloud by night,Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the loveOf those who were older than we - Of many far wiser than we - And neither the angels in heaven above,Nor the demons down under the sea,Can ever dissever my soul from the soulOf the beautiful Annabel Lee

The poems main story is about a boy, assume that it is Edgar Allan Poe, who is telling the story about her only love which is said to be Virginia who had died because of her illness on respiratory system which is known as Tuberculosis. Often times, critiques and readers had concluded that almost half of his tragic works was inspired because of the death of is wife.

The settings of this story is concreted as the seashore of the beach but to be more broad and by analyzing the poem deeply, youll see that Edgar Allan Poe is trying portray the trials and the obstacles of the whole, mortal life. The main and the only character stated on this story would be the girl Annabel Lee, but just like the settings of the story, it can greatly represent other abstract personification, Annabel Lee would be the true love of Edgar Allan Poe which is his wife Virginia. The story of the poem had circulated with the major conflict which would be the death of Annabel Lee.

As for this poem, though it has a tragic ending unlike the earlier stated story which is the Twilight Saga, the two lovers, Annabel Lee and the narrator had still managed to prove and pursue their true love between each other despite the death of Annabel Lee.

The third literary masterpiece that this paper would tackle would be best introduced by this verse from the Bible

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves.-- 1 Corinthians 134-7

This Bible verse was widely known by the whole world by the help of the romantic novel by Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember. This is a romantic drama story published on 1999 and filmed on 2002.

The story indeed is a clich about young and teenage love. But maybe, it is because how Nicholas Sparks had put everything into words, the story has really made not just the teenage girls but almost everyone cry. The story has proved and showed that rue love blooms on the most unexpected people and place, and would just end on the most unexpected reason.

The story revolves between Jamie Sullivan, played by the pop singer Mandy Moore. Jamie is a pastors daughter, who is known to be a loner, bookish and a quiet person. She is often teased by other kids because of her looks and specifically, because of her only sweater. But Jamie would never mind about what the people are saying upon her. She will meet Landon Carter, a hard headed and rebellious student who was about to be expelled from their school because of a frank he and his friends played to one of their classmates leading him to almost die. To avoid being expelled, Landon was given a second chance by the schools administration. He was commanded to teach disadvantaged students and participate on one of the schools musical play. All throughout the process, he would be working with Jamie, that will son be leading him to all deeply in love with her.

At the first phase of the story, the conflict between the two protagonists, Jamie and Landon, would be the social difference between them. Landon used to be one of the peers that are making fun of the not-so-cool students, and Jamie is one of them. But as the story goes, Landon realized that it was not the biggest fight they would have to face. Jamie confessed to Landon that she was diagnosed with Leukemia and she had stopped from responding to treatments. Landon was so miserable at first, but because of Jamies explanation and motivation, he had slowly accepted the terrible truth. According to Jamie, she has no reasons to be angry with God. Contrary to what people expected, that Jamie might survive and live happily ever after with Landon, Jamie had died.

The setting of the story is just a simple town where differences and major conflicts can produce a true love. The fact that the story might just happen to everyone had contributed to its overall impact. The readers had confessed that when they were reading the novel, there was a part of them that wishes to be Jamie, who would find someone like Landon that would love them truthfully and eternally, despite of all the circumstances. The characters had both delighted the readers they can eventually have a deep connection to each one of them.

These literary masterpieces stated on this paper, The Twilight Saga, Annabel Lee and A Walk to Remember might have different settings, theme and different other aspects  but the three of them have a major thing in common how the protagonist had survived their love through the end of the story.

The Twilight Saga has most contradicting plot among all three. The Twilight Saga is on the form of fiction unlike the Annabel Lee and A Walk to remember that might just happen in reality. The characters of the story were mostly superficial like vampires and werewolves whom we all know that would never come to the mortal world. And also, The Twilight Saga was the only one who had managed to have a happy ending, where the two protagonist or the two lovers had made it till the end, together despite the fact that indeed, Twilight have the most numbers of conflict within the story.

But then again these three stories had successfully shown the modern brilliance of the literary world.