history and criticism

Analyzes five children's books to see how they misrepresent Native peoples by constructing an image rather than a reality of Native life; looks at various picture books, adapted folktales, and novels to see how well they have retained cultural realities; features annotated reading lists; and examines the writing of Canadian Inuit author Michael Kusugak.

Annotated bibliography of survival theme books divided into three major categories: the individual, pairings and groupings, and views of the world.

Analyzes the use of biblical allusions in American literature and film, describing how parallels can be drawn between fictional works and the Bible, and presents examples from C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," Warner Brothers' "The Matrix," and William Golding's "Lord of the Flies.".

Analyzes how the concept of revenge is handled in American literature and film, and includes examples from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Othello," Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," and William Goldman's "The Princess Bride.".

Analyzes how the concept of the quest is handled in American literature and film, and includes examples from Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," and Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games.".

Analyzes how the concept of love is handled in American literature and film, and includes examples from Disney's "Frozen," Veronica Roth's "Divergent," and John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men.".

Analyzes heroes and heroism in American literature, including examples from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter.".

Explores coming of age in literature, discussing how to write an analysis and providing an overview of six novels, including "A Separate Peace," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.".

Americans love musicals, Americans invented musicals, Americans perfected musicals. But what, exactly, is a musical. The author has spent thirty years on Broadway in various capacities.