1. Separation Through Education
Dubois's selection "Of the Coming of John" where the main character, John, also experiences separation from his life due to his education. ... My own experiences relate more to Dubois's character than to Rodriguez. Both characters experience division from their lives before an education but I believe Rodriguez's is intentional while Dubois" character simply grows up and grows away. ... Rodriguez is most concerned with measuring one's progress in education; he measures by quantity and not quality. ... In both passages I find a few ironic twists that slightly alter my vi...
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