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In his poem, Bryant explores death through the life cycle, and finds comfort for living and for dying. This poem reflects the theme of NATURE.
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Rip Van Winkle is a short story written by Washington Irving, and it follows the ESCAPISM theme. It's about a man who wanders out into the woods to escape chores his wife made him do. He was in the woods for 20 years and escapes chores and wife.
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The Pioneers is a novel that follows the NATURE and SEEING THE COMMON MAN AS A HERO theme. The novel feature the character Natty Bumppo as the first American hero. He is young, innocent, and awkward with the ladies. He has a solid moral code, and is questing for higher truth. He also loves nature.
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One of his stories, "Self-Reliance", is about how everyone should rely on themselves. It fits the theme of INDIVIDUALISM.
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The short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart), is written by Edgar Allan Poe and it follows the DARK ROMANTICISM theme. It is about a man who insists that he is sane even after murdering an old man with a "vulture eye".
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follows the DARK ROMANTICISM theme
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"The Rhodara" is a poem about a flower and the beauty and power of nature. It falls under the theme of NATURE.
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"The Scarlet Letter" is a historical fiction novel that follows the theme of DARK ROMANTICISM.
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In Melville's novel, he writes about some of the most beautiful descriptions of the natural world, and especially the ocean. It follows the theme of NATURE.
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In his book, Thoreau talks about nature, the importance of staying true to our own individuality, and the necessity of self-reliance. The book reflects the theme of INDIVIDUALITY and NATURE.
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Walt Whitman's poems were simple and composed in “free verse”, so they didn’t follow a scheme. His poem, "Leaves of Grass" follow the INDIVIDUALISTIC, IMAGINISM and NATURE theme.
