American Litterature and Film

What, if any, are the commonalities between the depictions of the Everyman (i.e., everyday) hero in" rel="nofollow">in The Grapes of Wrath and Mr. Smith Goes to Washin" rel="nofollow">ington, and what does this suggest about the ideal(s) of heroism for their creators? Answers should in" rel="nofollow">interrogate the question through discussion of both the literary and filmic components of the related pair. Papers need not make use of any outside material beyond the primary sources and possible lecture matter in" rel="nofollow">in justifyin" rel="nofollow">ing their answers. Papers will be evaluated on their ability to establish a claim, to support that claim usin" rel="nofollow">ing evidence from the texts in" rel="nofollow">in question, to present the claim in" rel="nofollow">in proper grammar and style, and to offer in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in a technically accurate way (i.e. to comply with of MLA submission guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines Material: John Stein" rel="nofollow">inbeck, The Grapes of Wrath. Mr. Smith Goes to Washin" rel="nofollow">ington, dir. Frank Capra (1939)