In this short story "Pakistani", it tells us of a little Pakistani girl who gets picked on because of her race and culture. ... The other girl who asks her to play is a "short and plump" girl "with round glasses and wispy brown hair." ... The playground is the perfect setting for this kind of story as its one of the most frequent places where you would find similar stories to this one. ... One of the themes of this short story is loneliness. ... Although loneliness is one of the themes of this two page short story, I think that racism is also another theme. ...

• Word Count: 900
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

According Louie's short story Pangs of Love, Asian American figures living in the American mainstream society have not overcome their stereotypes that portrait them as effeminate and castrated. ... In comparison to Louie's other Pangs of Love short story Birthday, it also portrait the same stereotypes that Asian American man faces. ... Through this short story, we can see the similarity of Louie's other short story Birthday, which both show how Asian American man's masculinity and identity are shaped by the white society. ... Like Wallace in Louie's other short story ...

• Word Count: 1245
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the first short story "What Manner of Woman?" ... In the second short story "Remembering Miss Alberta: One of Alice's Women" the author tells of a special womanist, Miss Alberta. ... The last short story "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, an old woman, Phoenix Jackson, is described. ... In the three short stories the authors describe woman who are more influential in their lives, and more influential in their own temperament, than they might know. The three women described in these stories fit the mold a womanist in everyway. ...

• Word Count: 910
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Ralph Ellison short story titled Battle Royal, is a great exemplary of this everyday struggle. ... Unlike Battle Royal, the short story Sonny's Blues takes place in the 50's but in the heart of New York city, however it does. In this short work the unnamed narrator (older brother of Sonny) opens the story to us with his own shock to find that his flesh and blood was headline in the paper, but not nearly in the most flattering of ways but instead for being arrested. If you could not already tell the story is focussed around Sonny, younger brother to the narrator. the story goes in...

• Word Count: 611
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the short story by Thomas Wolfe, there is a sense of prejudice from a long time ago. The story shows the actions and the way black people were treated and how they acted towards that treatment. In the short story "Child by Tiger," there are many different treatments of racial differences such as the treatment of the children, the car wreck, and the actions of the "mob." ... Wolfe wrote the story based on the murders and the mob scene of the past of Asheville. ... The story was based on what Harris had done back in that time. ...

• Word Count: 614
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

"Child by Tiger" In the short story by Thomas Wolfe, there is a sense of prejudice from a long time ago. The story shows the actions and the way black people were treated and how they acted towards that treatment. In the short story "Child by Tiger," there are many different treatments of racial differences such as the treatment of the children, the car wreck, and the actions of the "mob." ... Wolfe wrote the story based on the murders and the mob scene of the past of Asheville. ... The story was based on what Harris had done back in that time. ...

• Word Count: 617
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Flannery O"Connor uses pride in her short stories. ... In this short story, the grandmother is the main character. ... In the end of the story, the entire family is killed. ... May at the end of the story (O"Connor 1440-1456). ... In all of these short stories, a lesson is taught to the arrogant main character. ...

• Word Count: 1220
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ann Lane Petry, who is the author of this short story, was born on October 12, 1908 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. ... Over the years she wrote many fictional books, novels, and short stories about people with African American descent. ... The setting of the short storyLike A Winding Sheet? ... The story's plot takes place from the late afternoon until the early morning hours. ... I did not like this story. ...

• Word Count: 1164
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

You hear stories about how bad racism is and the rich history the South has. ... Throughout most of O'Connor's writing there is a racism factor in each novel or short story. ... As I read on in O'Connor's short stories I came across a short story called "The Barber.... Which political leader was in favor of the Civil Rights Movement and which was not for supporting the movement in this short story. ... " "Judgment Day" is a story about a man named Tanner who moved to New York. ...

• Word Count: 2519
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In these three short stories, "Red-Headed Baby" by Langston Hughes, "The Man Who Was Almost A Man" by Richard Wright, and "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison, race affects how the main character sees himself and how others see him. In the short story, "Red-Headed Baby," a white man is treated better than other people. ... " It is a short story about a 17-year-old African American young man who wants to be treated like he is a real man, except others think of him as a slave or underdog. ... His name is not said in the story so most people call him Invi...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In Ralph Ellison's short story, "Battle Royal", a young man is coming to the realization of what his ailing grandfather was asking of him on his deathbed. ... The story has many symbols throughout that relate to the moral in many different ways. ... The narrator in Ellison's short story suffers much even though he is considered to be one of the brighter young men in the black community. ... The rug is another important symbol in the story. ... Ralph Ellison's short story, "Battle Royal" is very deliberate with its message. ...

• Word Count: 1103
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Later on, his poems, short plays, essays, and short stories appeared in publications such as Crisis Magazine and Opportunity Magazine and other publications. ... Hughes wrote sixteen books of poems, two novels, three collections of short stories, four volumes of "editorial" and "documentary" fiction, twenty plays, children's poetry, musicals and operas, three autobiographies, a dozen of television and radio scripts, and magazine articles. ...

• Word Count: 841
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The beginning of the short story, The Test, by Angelica Gibbs provokes the reader's attention through early descriptive lines like, "When they found the boulevard they found it crowded with cars headed for the beaches." ... The three main characters in this short story are Marian, Mrs Ericson and the driving instructor. ... (Pg 115) The story very subtly portrays racism and very subtly reveals its objection to it. ... Pg 116-17 The Car is the only main setting of the story. ... Towards the middle of the story a description of Marian in the car is, "Marian's hands tightened on the ...

• Word Count: 1005
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

As I go on, I will discuss the nature of the short story and how it affected me. ... The various hardships that the narrator must endure, in his quest to deliver his speech, are representative of the many hardships that the blacks went through in their fight for equality The narrator in Ellison's short story suffers much. ... The electrified rug is an important piece in this story. ... The dream that the narrator has at the end of the story is very important as well. ... Ralph Ellison's short story, "Battle Royal" is very significant. ...

• Word Count: 1491
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Ralph Ellison's short story, "Battle Royal", is symbolic in a myriad of different ways. ... More specifically the battle royal is emblematic of the "battle" for egalitarianism in America's white society by African Americans in the 1950's; when the story was set and written. ...

• Word Count: 327
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

His novels and short stories have been a wake up call for people. ... Although he wrote fictional stories, most of them were based on his own life. One of his best works was a short story entitled, Notes of a Native Son. This story may not be long in page numbers, but its power is limitless. ... This short story is just one of the many reasons why Baldwin is such an influencial autor. ...

• Word Count: 1654
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In short, they came face to face with reality. ... The story implied that Mrs. ... This story also shows how the views of a woman can change without restrictions. ... The "Story of an Hour" says, "She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. ... In the end, she did get what she wanted all along, which was to live a short life if she was forced to live it with her husband. ...

• Word Count: 1578
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Herbie and the Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith This essay will seek to explore the similar experiences the characters faced in the movie, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" and the text "Herbie" by Archie Wellers short stories, Going home. ... Racism is a serious issue in which both Herbie and Jimmy went through during their short lives. ...

• Word Count: 464
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Setting) The setting is important in the story because the whole story grows out of the particular back ground. ... Even the farm owners were always short of money. ... Even Jem and Scout reflect this in the way they treat the other "Mocking Bird" in the story, Boo Radley. ... In the end it is Atticus's struggle to overcome the small town stereotypical attitude and their system of segregation which underlies the story. ...

• Word Count: 486
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Tobias Wolf's short story "Say Yes", found in Discovering Literature, edited by Hans P. ... The atmosphere in the story changes greatly after their argument. ... In the story, Wolff seems to favor the character and opinion of Ann. ... Ann's hopes are revealed through the title of the story. ... The use of characters and his style compliment and add to the overall effect of the story....

• Word Count: 669
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Slavery provided a purpose for the blacks that is righteous and good. Providing housing, food, and work for the poor and uneducated Africans brought into the United States. It also affords the needed help with the plantation owners with their farming and picking of their crops. Without this help fro...

• Word Count: 292
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• Grade Level: High School

This book had a very inspiring and exciting story to tell. The story is set in the time of the Civil War. ... The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was published in 1972 and was written during the prime of his writing career because his first short story was published in 1956. ... Lighter-skinned blacks in this story act superior to darker-skinned blacks. ... Another important symbol in the story is the black stallion. ...

• Word Count: 1101
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The short story "Blood-Burning Moon", by Jean Toomer, is the final part in a three-part book called Cane. The story takes place in a rural southern setting during a time of strong segregation. ... Throughout the story, Toomer demonstrates racism through imagery. As noted in the title, the moon plays a foremost role in the scene of the story. The story opens and closes with the image of "The full moon in the great door" (Toomer 60) as an evil omen. ...

• Word Count: 1343
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the book African Short Stories, there are natural beings like animals and super-natural beings such as gods that have surreal powers. ... The jury listens to the elephant and the man, and after they do, the man's story was supposed to make him not guilty, however, knowing that the man was innocent the jury charged him guilty because he was human the elephant was of their own kind. ... Elephant shall continue his occupation of your hut, but we give you permission to look for a site where you can build another hut- (p.38 bottom) , this quote shows that the elephant had his say in the s...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

I found a lot of stories of police officers that did racially profile in their publications. There were many that showed proof of racial profiling, but all the stories seemed to be missing something, like it was only half of the story. ... As a police officer, some of these stories I found were hard to believe as they were told. The following is an example of a story from an ACLU publication that claims racial profiling: In New York, Collie Brown was driving from Albany to Bethlehem with his young daughter asleep in the car in 1997when he noticed his headlights were dimming. ... In short, s...

• Word Count: 1276
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School