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I definitely see the connection to more modern American culture. Girls get judged for there choices and how they dress just as much now as they did then. I think that if her Aunt had been a little less...
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I can definitely relate to your message here. In my highschool, cliques were unfortunately often separated by race. It was strange for me to make see groups of people that wouldn’t really accept me...
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I like that you paired Hughes and Whitman. They seem like a good pair because they both focus on America. In reply to - Alex wrote a new post, Whitman and Hughes, on the site Fall 2014 Imagining...
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I think that Whitman and Hemingway would make a good pair because they both have a focus on nature. In Hills Like White Elephants Hemingway uses a lot description of nature to get his point across. In...
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I like that you personified the background. I agree with your point that it does have some human characteristics. In reply to - Steve Xu wrote a new post, The Ghetto, A Secondary Character, on the site...
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I agree with your point here. Mamie brings out a side of Jake that we don’t normally see. He is usually very confident and proud, but when he is with Mamie we don’t see that. In reply to - Kat wrote a...
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This passage is ironic because it seems like such a little event but it actually determines a lot of what he focuses on throughout the novel. In reply to - Alex wrote a new post, Dramatic Irony, on the...
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I agree with Alex in that he tends to stay in mostly white areas towards the end of the book. He leaves the South in a hurry. In reply to - Nick R wrote a new post, Always Running, on the site Fall...
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The fact that the bricks could describe Selina building her own brownstone means that she is an individual but she will still be confined to the same restrictions as her parents. In reply to - Steve Xu...
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I agree with Amy. I think that Selina and Silla have an unspoken connection. In reply to - Nick R wrote a new post, The Primal Force of the Mother, on the site Fall 2014 Imagining America Selina and...
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I think this is a good point but I am not sure that Perfecto has fully ridded himself of the memory of his former life. In reply to - Alex wrote a new post, The Flies, on the site Fall 2014 Imagining...
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The part of the story where she demands the money back really shows a coming of age in the novel. The Fact that she still holds on to the other Estrella shows that she is still not ready to fully grow...
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Bechdel gives the fallen tree a full page spread on page 178. What do you think this tree represents to her and why does it get a full page? What does her constant comparison of her dad to Oscar Wilde...
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I really like your response to the talks. The fact that someone can be considered over-educated because of their race really makes you think. In reply to - Spencer W wrote a new post, Ex –...
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I agree that race places a huge role in how this story is viewed. It could really be a different story if Willy was originally written as an African American. In reply to - Kat wrote a new post,...
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I think this is a possibility but I think Willy really did care about Linda. His issues with Biff probably just distracted him so much that he lost perspective. In reply to - Maddie S wrote a new post,...
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I really like your take on this! I think that he does make the most sense as a ghost because the other characters that I would consider to be ghosts die but he just disappears after Emily dies. In...
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I really like the line, “petals on a wet, black bough.” It reminds me of a sort of elegance or grace in the petals especially when they are surrounded by darkness. In reply to - Alex wrote a new post,...
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