In North America, novels became popular during the 18th and 19th century following most of the traditions related to novels developed in Egland. However, novelists in America aimed at creating unique literature works linked to the culture and context of the society where they lived. Because of this, most novels deal with issues related to the context or domestic situation and deal with emotions or were sentiment novels. This included issues such as slavery that inspired authors such as Harriet Beecher or Frederick Douglass to explore feelings, emotions, and others that emerged from the domestic situation. Therefore, it is true the early American novels were novels of sentiment dealing with domestic situations.
I wouldn’t say you’d ask anything at the end. You should always say “It was a pleasure meeting you sir/m’am” or “Thank you for your time”. It’s always good to be polite and show a sign of respect
