American Fiction : The Essential Guide To

This guide deals with the themes, genre and narrative technique within these four classic American novels - "To Kill a Mockingbird', "Native Son" ,"Catcher in the Rye" and "Catch 2"'.

A close reading and comparison of the texts is accompanied by likely exam questions - as well as providing a rich source of idea for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels.

Also included in this guide are detailed reading plans for all four novels, questions for essays and discussion,contextual material, suggested texts for complementary and comparative reading, a biography and bibliography for each author and a glossary of literary terms.