AADS/ENGL 3328.01
For my creative post I have decided to examine the reality of language and how it should be presented in contemporary films. In 2012, a Western film released by Quentin Tarantino, challenged the genre in terms of quality, and respectfully portrayed the harsh reality of language in the American South. While the primary focus of…
The BondsWoman’s Narrative, by Hannah Crafts is a novel that was compiled by Henry Louis Gates (who purchased Craft’s manuscripts at auction); in the novel, Craft recounts her experiences as a young mixed woman (mulatto), who eventually gains her freedom. As the novel develops, the widespread effects of institutional oppression seem to extend beyond the…
The beginning line of The Bondwoman’s Narrative by Hannah Craft is puzzling: “Look not upon me because I am black; because the sun hath looked upon me” (Song of Solomon 1:6). Craft throughout her text begins each chapter with a biblical quote, yet the Song of Solomon is only used once. Why begin her story with a…
Hannah Craft’s The Bondswoman Narrative touches on the stories of the dead through the connections the deceased have with the mortal world. The ominous effect of describing the dead acts as a way to emphasize the presence of death on southern slaves and the oppressive feeling that existed beyond the lifetimes of slaveholders. Craft writes…
Sassafras, Cypress, & Indigo, by Ntozake Shange, is an American novel that tells the story of three Afrifcan American sisters, as they attempt to reach success and fulfillment. The novel jumps between various narrative viewpoints through the 60’s and 70’s. The racially charged atmosphere of the time period provides a unique perspective on perseverance and…
Love is difficult: Rarely does it come in the form similar to a fairy tale where everything just makes sense. Quite often, it takes patience, struggle, and work for love to blossom into the radiant, beautiful energy that overtakes the soul with warmth. The difficulty with love comes not from what to do following the fall,…
Shange incorporates Indigo’s personal reflections, entries, and written moments throughout the story so that the reader can see the world through this young woman’s eyes. Indigo is very in touch with her emotions and she uses magical realism and imagination to translate these feelings into the small snippets of poetry, jotted numbers, and experiences. These…