Introduction 1 Family Values Toni Morrison The Bluest Eye Russell Banks Affliction E.A.Proulx Teh Shipping News Jay Mclnerney Bright Lights,Big City Barbara kingsolver The Bean Trees John Dufresne Louisiana Power&Light 2 Gender and History Bobbie Ann Mason In Country Jayne Anne Phillips Machine Dreams Alice Walker The Color Purple 3 The West Cormac McCarthy Blood Meridian E.A.Proulx Close Range Sherman Alexie The Lone-Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heavenr Tim O'Brien Northern Lights Donald Antrim Elect Mr Robinson for a Better World 4 Consumerism,Media,Techology E.L Doctorow Ragtime Don Delillo White Noise Don Delisso Mal II Don Delisso Underworld Po Bronson Bombardiers 5 Language and Power 6 Sport 7 Imaginging Subjectivity Conclusion Bibliography