Despite the "high chair" (98) and the large house at the edge of town that Jody has given her, Janie goes through many "silent rebellions" (86). ... The idea of Janie's "silent rebellions" is troubling as well because, while blacks were officially freed of the slave system in 1863, their metaphorical slavery is that they live in a world where they cannot speak and must internalize their pain. ... It may be argued with this statement that the narrator laments the lasting effects of the slavery system. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

His motive seems so simple--freedom--yet the reader knows little as to his thoughts behind staging the rebellion as he did. ... After considering these examples, it becomes clear that Vanderbilt's main argument is that "Benito Cereno" was "one of the bitterest moments in Melville's quarrel with the first vengeful and deadly Master." (75) His support includes an analysis of what he asserts is Melville's point of view on slavery; a detailed description on his view of Melville's statement about the "black complicity," or mutual darkness, of humanity; and an explanation of how ...

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There are many different cultures throughout the world we live in. There's no one to say who's culture is better than another, but I will say that I love everything about my culture and how we live. In this paper you"ll get an understanding of how I was raised as a black man in America. You"ll also ...

• Word Count: 3405
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School