What often makes his stories interesting, and sometimes fascinating, is that the characters are capable of being surprised and overwhelmed by something they learn in the course of the story. ... Don't ask me why: in 1927 colored asked fewer questions than they do now."" ... In letting a rural black woman with little education tell a story that affirms the value of her heritage, Walker articulates what has since become two central themes in her writing: the importance of the quilt in her work and the creation of African American Southern women as subjects in their own right. "I did somethi...

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Let me imagine, a dark skinned boy in school, taking a politics class at a public school. ... That, more or less, is how the story would run. ... This allows the reader to formulate their own opinion rather than presenting as Woolf calls "a nugget of pure truth"(p 1) A Land of One's Own aims to parallel Woolf's theme of gender inequality, however, reappropriating it to racial inequality. ... Giving meaning to the title A Land of One's Own. ... In addition to further building upon Woolf's already stated themes of hindered opportunities, differing lifestyles and t...

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The contrasting identities in the public sphere of society and the private realm of family is evident in each of these pieces of literature; this theme is significant because it epitomizes the influence that American stereotypes and culture have on foreign migrators. Throughout Jhumpa Lahiri's short story, "When Mr. ... She wishes to be like the blonde-haired, blue eyed, strict Catholics that she befriends, so whenever "the girls at recess talked about things that they had eaten the night before I [she] would simply chime in 'Me, too'" (Nguyen 85). ... Furthe...

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A photograph of the United States of America is equal to me as a photo of a person, each photo unique to its moment in time and story told. ... Giving the chance to realize the little things we have and understand what people have done to have that freedom is something commonly over looked. Through the photographers perspective and intent of portraying the land we call home gives the individual the opportunity to feel and experience what they get from the photos whether its intended or not. ... Because he was traveling during the period of time he took the photographs, his work gives off the v...

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There are two dominant themes that play an important role in the book. The first theme is the structural conditions that impact and marginalize these women and men on a daily basis. The second theme is the search for respect and the reclaiming of dignity by these men and women. Through these themes Bourgois (2002:17) portrays that the people living in El Barrio are known to blame the victim for their misfortune of being the underclass of the United States population and "living in the inferno" due to their inability to compete with the classes above them who are more able of succeeding sinc...

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Given this groundwork, it is apparent that memory can have a paramount and considerable effect on how events, stories, information and more importantly, history is written and passed on from generation to generation. ... The story of the internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II is an example of a memory and piece of history that has been effectively preserved and subsequently, transferred from generation to generation. ... Unfortunately, one piece of the story that is sometimes overlooked and lost in the history of Pearl Harbor and World War II is the series of...

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This paper will focus on this film and the way in which the Cold War had framed its production – both in terms of Chaplin's personal life and the themes of the film itself. ... "4 Chaplin himself in his autobiography describes his reasoning behind the decision: Whether I re-entered that unhappy country or not was of little consequence to me. ... Rupert's parents have been jailed for "not giving up names" at a hearing that has been held to investigate communist activities. ... The heinous commission then turns its attention to young Rupert – unable to get ...

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