Literature Core (1080-01 S2022)
In the first paragraph of “Blackness” by Jamaica Kincaid, the narrator describes a sense of blackness that she feels around her at all times. She begins to describe this phenomenon by saying that it is something that “can not be separated from her but she can often stand outside of it”. This blackness causes the…
In the short story “New York Day Women,” the narrator follows her mother throughout the streets of Manhattan. The narrator tells us that her family is Haitain and reveals that her mother has many objections to American culture. The woman rarely leaves Brooklyn, so her daughter is shocked to see her staring into the windows…
For your first project check-in, you and your group should discuss and thoughtfully answer the below questions about your project. At this early point in the process, some of the questions may seem hard to answer. Try to answer them anyways. Trying to answer the questions is part of the brainstorming and thinking you need…
Reflection on Content Describe a few of the connections you see between your different entries? As you reflect on your entries, do you notice any patterns? Do you find any tensions between your thoughts in one entry and your ideas in another? Are their contradictions in how you’re thinking in one entry and how you’re…