Assignment task: Revisit the 'Exercises' section at the end of Section 3.3: Books and the Development of U.S. Popular Culture in your textbook. For this essay, you will investigate the impact of books on U.S. culture. Consider a novel or book from any era in U.S. history that made an impression on you. Research this book on the Internet to discover how it played a part in shaping U.S. popular culture, how culture shaped the book in question, or both. Your essay should answer the following:
Q1. What was the social or cultural climate at the time of its publication?
Q2. What was the initial critical reception? Did opinions of the book change over time? At what point was the book most popular?
Q3. Does the book belong to a larger movement? Was it a reaction against a political moment or literary movement that came before?