The American Midwest in Film and Literature: Nostalgia, Violence, and RegionalismHow do works from film and literature Sister Carrie, Native Son, Meet Me in St. Louis, Halloween, and A History of Violence, for example imagine, reify, and reproduce Midwestern identity? And what are the repercussions of such regional narratives and images circulating in American culture? In The American Midwest in Film and Literature: Nostalgia, Violence, and Regionalism, Adam R. Ochonicky provides a critical overview of the evolution, contestation,