This document provides information about authors and readings for Week 1. It introduces Benjamin Franklin, known for his many accomplishments including writing the Declaration of Independence and "The Way to Wealth" about achieving success through hard work. It also discusses Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" about a man who sleeps through the American Revolution and views the new society. Finally, it summarizes Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" which challenges Puritan beliefs and Willa Cather's "Neighbour Rosicky" about a Czech immigrant finding meaning through land ownership in Nebraska.
Works Cited
Greenough, Sarah . Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg . Munich, Germany : National Gallery of Art, DelMonico Books, and Prestel Publishing, 2010. Print.
McCurdy, Michael . To Eberhart From Ginsberg. Lincoln, Mass: Penmaen Press Books , 1976. Print.
Miles, Barry. Allen Ginsberg: Howl. First HarperPerennial Edition. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Print.
Morgan, Bill, and Nancy Peters. Howl On Trial: The Battle for Free Expression. San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books , 2006. Print..
Shinder, Jason . The Poem That Changed America: "Howl" Fifty Years Later . First Edition. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Print.
Works Cited
Greenough, Sarah . Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg . Munich, Germany : National Gallery of Art, DelMonico Books, and Prestel Publishing, 2010. Print.
McCurdy, Michael . To Eberhart From Ginsberg. Lincoln, Mass: Penmaen Press Books , 1976. Print.
Miles, Barry. Allen Ginsberg: Howl. First HarperPerennial Edition. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Print.
Morgan, Bill, and Nancy Peters. Howl On Trial: The Battle for Free Expression. San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books , 2006. Print..
Shinder, Jason . The Poem That Changed America: "Howl" Fifty Years Later . First Edition. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. Print.
Slide 7 WestCal Political Science 5 Western Political Thought 2016WestCal Academy
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Chapter 12 Reflection
Charles Grandison Finney – an evangelistic Presbyterian minister who became the most influential revival leader of the 1820s and 1830s.
Frederick Douglass – the greatest African American of all – and one of the most electrifying orators of his time, black or white – was Frederick Douglass. Born a slave in Maryland, Douglass escaped to Massachusetts in 1838, became an outspoken leader of anti-slavery sentiment. On his return to the United States in 1847, Douglass purchased his freedom from his Maryland owner and founded an antislavery newspaper, the North Star, in Rochester, New York. Douglass demanded for African Americans not only freedom but full social and economic social equality as well.
Henry David Thoreau – leading Concord transcendentalist. Thoreau went even further in repudiating the repressive forces of society. He produced the ideas that individuals should work for self-realization by resisting pressures to conform to society’s expectations and responding instead to their instincts. Thoreau’s own efforts to free himself – immortalized in is most famous book, Walden – led him to build a small cabin in the Concord woods on the edge of Walden Pond, where he lived alone for two years as simply as he could.
Horace Mann – the greatest of educational reformers was Horace Mann, the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education, which was established in 1837. To Mann, education was the only way to “counterwork this tendency to the domination of capital and the servility of labor.” He reorganized the Massachusetts school system, lengthened the academic year (to six months, doubled teachers’ salaries, enriched the curriculum, and introduced new methods of professional training for teachers.
Joseph Smith - Mormonism began in upstate New York as a result of the efforts of Joseph Smith, a young, energetic, but economically unsuccessful man, who had spent most oh his twenty-four years moving restlessly through New England and the Northeast. In 1830, he published the Book of Mormon that told a story of an ancient and successful civilization in America, peopled by one of the lost tribes of Israel who had found their way to the New World centuries before Columbus.
Shakers – made a redefinition of traditional sexuality and gender roles central to their society and even embraced the idea of a God who was not clearly male or female.
Transcendentalism - idealistic philosophical and social movement that taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity.
Walt Whitman - the self-proclaimed poet of American democracy, was the son of a Lon Island carpenter and lived for many years roaming from place to place, doing odd jobs, while writing poetry. In his large body of poems, Whitman not only helped liberate verse from traditional, restrictive conventions but also helped express the soaring spirit of individualisms that characterized his age.
Ralph Waldo Emerson – a Unitarian minister in his youth, Emerson left the church i ...
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2. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Known as:
• Printer
• Statesman
• Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
• Inventor
• Diplomat
• Scientist
• Businessman
• Writer
3. Franklin’s “TheWay toWealth”
Franklin was an example of the successful American Dream. In “TheWay to
Wealth,” the preface to the 25th anniversary of Poor Richard’s Almanac, he
documents some of his ideas for achieving success, such as
■ God helps them who help themselves
■ Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
Franklin concludes that hard work is the only way to achieve wealth. This
leads to the idea that anyone can achieve success with hard work. This is
the hallmark of the American Dream.
Points to Ponder:
■ How does hard work lead to the acquisition of wealth?
■ What is the “self-made man,” and is that idea still valid today?
4. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
• Named for George Washington
• First American writer to achieve
international success
• Wrote about “historical transformation and
personal dislocation” (Levine et al, 2017, p.
511).
5. Irving’s “RipVanWinkle”
RipVan Winkle sleeps through the Revolutionary War.
When he wakes up, he is part of the newly formed
America.
Because he has “missed” the war, he is in the position of
being able to view the new society through the mindset
of the old society.
Points to Ponder:
• What are some of the differences Rip observes
between himself and the “new” American citizens?
• How does Irving describe American identity?
6. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Known for:
• The Scarlet Letter
• “Young Goodman Brown”
• House of the Seven Gables
Famous friendships:
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Franklin Pierce
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Henry David Thoreau
• Herman Melville, who dedicated his
famous novel Moby-Dick to
Hawthorne
Did you know???
Hawthorne is a descendent of
John Hathorne, one of the three
judges of the Salem WitchTrials.
Hawthorne added the “w” to
distance himself from his
ancestors.
7. “Young Goodman Brown”
The story is set in 17th century Puritan New England. Brown goes on a late-night
journey and discovers new aspects to his society that challenge his beliefs. The story
challenges strict moral codes and addresses hypocrisy.
Points to ponder:
• How is the American Dream linked to religion, and how is the idea of religion
different from the ideas in the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of
Independence?
• How can one live “by the grace of God” or rely on the “protection of divine
Providence”?
8. Wilella “Willa” Cather (1872-1947)
• Born inVirginia and moved to Nebraska when
she was nine years old.
• A regionalist writer who is best known for her
novel My Ántonia.
Regionalism: literature that focuses on a certain
region and incorporates customs, dialect, history,
and tradition.
9. “Neighbour Rosicky”
Anton Rosicky is a Czech immigrant who lives in
Nebraska, and the story focuses on the meaning of
Rosicky’s life.
Points to Ponder:
• How are land ownership and the freedom that
goes with it preferable to city living?
• How are the American Dream and the
protagonist’s identity associated with land
ownership?
