Theme: Experimentation in American literature Group: 223 Done by: Nurmuratova Laylo Supervisor: Abdumalikova Fotima

1.1. Experimental literature................................................7

1.2. Experimental literature the 20 and 21 century.........11

Chapter 2: Experimental Novels in American literature..15

2.1. Vladimir Nabakov.......................................................15

2.2. Jerome David Salinger...............................................19

2.3. Joseph Heller.............................................................22

2.4. Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr....................................26

2.5. Kurt Vonnegut............................................................30

2.6. Norman Mailer...........................................................35

2.7. Donald Richard DeLillo..............................................38

Conclusion........................................................................43

Introduction

American literature refers to the body of written or literary works shaped in the history of the United States and its former colonies (britannica.com). Tracing back America’s history, America was once under the rule of Britain as part of the latter’s colonies therefore its literary institution is associated to the expansive tradition of English literature. However, American literature is now considered a separate course and institution because of its one of a kind American characteristics and the production of its literature.

The theme of our course paper is the Experimentation in American literature.

The topicality of the research paper lies on the clarification of American literature. The American literature explains basic characteristics of all kinds of literature such as characters, plots, settings, images and themes. It's embodies the ideas of americans and makes certain places known. It also tells stories of certain characters american's had with their unique culture.

This paper aims to present an extended definition on the meaning of the term American Literature. The paper will discuss the background of American Literature and how it has came about, the writing style of American authors and what makes the American text different and unique from other national literatures and lastly the paper will present arguments which explore the concept of American literature.

In order to achieve the aim of this research work we set up several tasks:

1. To clarify American literature.

2. To learn Novels in American literature.

3. To analyse main themes and ideas in the novels.

Methods used in this research include analytical, descriptive methods.

The object of the research is to investigate racial discrimination in American literature.

The subject of the given research is to reveal the theme in American literature.