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Social Realism and Protest Literature in the Depression Era
Examine how 1930s literature, including Steinbeck and Wright, exposed economic exploitation and spurred political empathy during the Great Depression.
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Evaluate how literary movements from Transcendentalism to contemporary minority voices have critiqued, reflected, and reshaped American society.
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