American Literature/ September 29

Finish reading Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Please keep in mind the parallel plots and Harriett B. Stowe's intent.

Make your corrections for your essay and bring a finished product .

Make sure you have a copy of The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane for near future.

Vocabulary:

1. consumption- tuberculosis

2. rumpussed- made a noisy commotion

3. damask- bright fabric

4. eldrich-strange

5. ciphers- numerals

6. invectives-insults

7. representations-formal protests

8.crestfallen-dejected

9. conciliatory-agreeable

10.debauchery-sinfulness