American Literature: 20th Century, Part 3

Robert Frost - Mending Wall

What does the narrator's neighbor say?

• "Good fences make good neighbors."

• "Walls are meant to be broken."

• "Neighbors should be friendly and open."

• "Nature does not need boundaries."

Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles

• Title of a work by Ray Bradbury.

• A famous science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov.

• A collection of short stories by H.G. Wells.

• A biography of Ray Bradbury.

John Barth - Giles Goat-Boy

• Max Spielman is the developer of WESAC.

• George Giles was raised by wolves.

• Harold Bray is a character who supports Giles.

• Giles's teachings are edited by WESAC, JB, and a publisher.

Nathaniel West - Miss Lonelyhearts

• Love advice columnist murdered.

• A famous novelist known for his comedies.

• A character in a romantic drama.

• An influential poet of the 20th century.

James Agee - Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

• A study of urban life in the 1950s

• About AL farmers in the Depression, with photographer Walker Evans.

• A biography of James Agee

• An analysis of Southern literature

John Updike - Rabbit Run

• Salesman Harry Angstrom leaves his alcoholic wife Janice and child to find freedom but returns.

• Harry Angstrom is a successful businessman who never leaves his family.

• Harry Angstrom travels across the country to start a new life with his family.

• Janice Angstrom is a famous author who writes about her husband's adventures.

John Updike - Rabbit at Rest

• Title of a work by John Updike.

• A famous painting by John Updike.

• A novel by another author.

• A poem written in the 20th century.

N. Scott Momaday - The House Made of Dawn

• American Indian

• Canadian Indian

• Australian Aboriginal

• New Zealand Maori

Ezra Pound - Personae

• "Masks of the actor."

• "Voices of the past."

• "Shadows of the mind."

• "Faces of the future."

Zane Grey - The Last of the Plainsmen

• Title of a work by Zane Grey.

• A biography of Zane Grey.

• A novel about the American West.

• A collection of short stories.