Humanities Homework Help

High School English2. “I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion” declares Henry David Thoreau in his essay Civil
Disobedience. The statement captures not only Transcendentalist values but also the spirit of independence that fueled
the colonists and became a deeply ingrained part of American culture. Explore the implications of these instilled values.
How does this mindset work in practice rather than in theory? Using at least one piece of early or modern American
poetry, prose, or fiction, consider what happens when characters or individuals follow this advice. Does going against
the grain in this way turn out to be worthwhile? Are there additional factors about who that person/character is or
who/what they are rebelling against that further complicate following this recommendation or the success he/she is
met with?

Though your research paper may use the quotes provided, it need not do so. However, your paper must include at
least one text from the list below and at least 3 additional valid scholarly sources. Your paper must be 4 pages in
length (excluding the mandatory Works Cited page). You must use MLA format. The scholarly articles must be found in JURN.org or Gale.com.

List of primary sources. You must use at least one of the following:
Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery
Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue

William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation”

Mary Rowlandson’s “The Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”
Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Anne Bradstreet’s poetry
Henry David Thoreau’s Walden
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”
William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Susan Glaspell’s Trifles