I posted this question but who I shoook hands with didnt follow through. Heres the assignment. It only has to be about a page in APA format.

In this seminar, we’re reading Emerson and some of the first examples of “American fiction.”  In your response for this seminar, consider what Emerson was calling for in “The American Scholar” and “Self Reliance” in terms of an authentic American literature.  Pick either the selection by Cooper, Poe, or Irving and analyze whether that work meets the challenge presented by Emerson.