Course Hero. "An American Childhood Study Guide." Course Hero. 1 Mar. 2019. Web. 22 Mar. 2019. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/An-American-Childhood/>.
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APA
Bibliography
Course Hero. (2019, March 1). An American Childhood Study Guide. In Course Hero. Retrieved March 22, 2019, from https://www.coursehero.com/lit/An-American-Childhood/
In text
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Chicago
Bibliography
Course Hero. "An American Childhood Study Guide." March 1, 2019. Accessed March 22, 2019. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/An-American-Childhood/.
Footnote
Course Hero, "An American Childhood Study Guide," March 1, 2019, accessed March 22, 2019, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/An-American-Childhood/.
Overview
Author
Annie Dillard
Year Published
1987
Type
Nonfiction
Genre
Memoir, Nonfiction
Perspective and Narrator
An American Childhood is narrated in the first person from the author's perspective.
Tense
The past tense is used for stories from the author's past, and the author uses present tense when addressing the reader.
About the Title
An American Childhood refers to the author's childhood growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and her growing awareness of social, economic, and political aspects of being an American girl.
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