As a writer, Séjour develops Georges’ character with a tragic destiny in mind. In the exposition of “The Mulatto” before Georges is born, the story is entrenched with tragedy. From the start, Georges is born from a tragic situation. Even so, Georges’ character maintains a certain demeanor. However, that demeanor and character transform. How does […]
For our readings and viewings for this week, we have seen a number of settler frameworks of history, American Indian Peoples, and their relations with ancestors and materials. Often times this has presumed a ‘superiority,’ either through assumptions of objective observation or ownership. Rather than continue these frameworks, our work this week is to challenge […]
Jakiya Barron: “I Honestly Wish…” (poem 94) pages 386-387 in textbook This the poem I have to do the presentation on. You will create a PowerPoint presentation of the poem. In the PowerPoint, you must provide a detailed explanation with specific line references to the poem. You cannot simply give a brief overview. A Reference […]
EXAMPLE EXPLICATION ATTACHED. POEM: NOBODY’S FOOL ATTACHED Don’t worry about interpreting it “correctly”; instead, explicate it as thoroughly—and as thoroughly creatively—as possible. (Write as if your reader is unfamiliar with the poem.) Be sure to discuss not only your chosen poem’s theme/message (as you see it), but also the language through which this theme/message is […]
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS VERY VERY CAREFULLY Your short paper requires you to do a close reading of an assigned passage in Jean Toomer’s Cane Your goal is to examine the significance of the passage. After reading choosing one passage, 1) reread the story/section 2) reread your chosen passage, paying close attention to the language, tone, […]
Introduction with a hook,a bridge, and a thesis that answers and addresses the topic’s requirements. The thesis needs to be placed at the end of the introduction. The essay must have at least 4 body paragraphs. Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that addresses and answers to the thesis’s requirements and all […]
INSTRUCTIONS: Attached are instructions and prompts to chose from. Please let me know which one you chose. CHOSE ONLY 1 PROMPT. Use the links and copy paste to find the texts you need depending on which prompt you chose. I have also attached 2 example of a close reading. Links for texts MUST USE THESE […]
Required Questions to Address (No direct quoting is required.) ***ANSWER QUESTIONS BELOW BASED OFF THE FOLLOWING POEM!*** 1. Take a few minutes to articulate the poem’s “message” (as you see it). 2. Notice the three similes reproduced in a blue font (as well as underlined). What might they have in common? Collectively, how do they […]
Part 1. Choose one of the Schools of Literary Criticism from Unit 1: I chose Feminist Theory. INCLUDED ANNEXAMPLE IN THE DOWNLOADS Part 2. Learn more about your chosen literary theory using the credible, scholarly sources included in this unit: Feminist Theory: Gregory Castle and Robert C. Evans ( added to downloads) Part 3. Select […]
Please answer the following TWO questions 1/After reading the essay “MEMORY AND TIME IN LITERATURE” (files uploaded) please explain in your own understanding how memory and time correlate in literature? T o answer that you may want first to isolate the two terms and define them separately before you discuss their correlations in literature. -What […]
