Edited Thesis McMahon

The short story “The First Day,” written by Edward P. Jones, demonstrates the struggles of black education and disconnect within the school system. The process of the mother and daughter on their way to the first day of school magnifies the inequality of the school system. By closely reading and following their journey one is…

ICCE

Identify: In her short story Shift, Nalo Hopkinson combines detailed visual imagery and second-person narration. With this combination, she describes Caliban’s actions like the stage directions of a play. One example of the combination is when the golden girl transforms Caliban into different things: “She takes your face in her hands, turns your eyes away…

“A Butterfly on F Street”

In Edward P Jones’, “A Butterfly on F street”, it shows the geography of where the story took place. The geography is used to show a difference between cultures and financial situations of white families and families of color. This story is emphasizing that when it comes to wealth and privileges there is a difference…

Thesis Post

In her short story White Rat, Gayl Jones “curses” White Rat with a black club-footed baby after he decides to leave his black family and visit the white bar. By cursing him after he visits the white bar, Jones portrays how Rat essentially goes back on his ‘vow’ of being black and examines the idea…

Dates & Deadlines (End of Semester)

Important Dates & Deadlines: Wednesday, 5/4 (TODAY) 4:30 – 6:00 pm –  Virtual Office Hours (5:00-6:00 pm is by appointment only) 11:59 pm – The last day to submit (albeit with late penalty) any outstanding posts, comments, approved revisions, and/or other assignments is Wednesday, May 4th by 11:59 pm. Thursday, 5/5 2:45 -4:15 pm – Last chance to…

Final Journal Assessment : Due by Email Tuesday, May 10th at 12:00 pm (Noon)

REMINDERS Please remember to indicate which journal entry (or entries) you want me to read at the end of this form. Along with this form be sure to also submit, your featured journal entry (or entries) as well as documentation of your whole physical journal (if you have not already shown me your physical journal…

Attack of Division

In the short story “Brownies,” by ZZ Packer there is a strong sense of disconnect between the troop of black girls and the white girls in Troop 909. Based on this quote from page 5, “When you live in the south suburbs of Atlanta, it is easy to forget about whites. Whites were like those…