American literature, to my eyes, like American history, although short, however, still
full of glories and shining masterpieces and writers. Those American writers, while
conquering this wild America, also had conquered the great field of American
literature. From its first imitative activities to innovative attempts nowadays,
American literature gradually gains its unique style, theme and form. American
literature is part of world's literature, however, it always has its unique flavor that
cannot be easily ignored.
The first characteristic theme is a literary expression of the Puritan ide…
