Literature Core (1080-01 S2022)
In the fictional short story, “The First Day”, an African American woman takes her daughter to sign up for school the very first day. The first school they visit is right by the church which the mother attends.They are rejected instantly by the woman at the front desk because they don’t belong to the district.…
In the short story “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison, the tenth paragraph within the text examines Sweetness’s perspective of the last two times she saw her daughter, Lula Ann. Throughout this paragraph, we can see that the expression of blackness is hampered and oppressed not by what exists on the inside or where someone originates, but…
In “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, Brooks warns against the consequences that come with rebellion. He uses repetition of the word “we” to promote the idea that this rebellion against authority happens with community. He names the bad things they do such as skipping class and drinking. He speaks about a golden shovel and…
“Blackness” is a short story written by Antiguan writer Jamaica Kincaid. The story consists of the narrator, a black woman, describing her identity in relation to a certain “blackness” that consumes her within her vivid imagination. The narrator begins to picture her daughter, a transparent figure that has dominance over Earth’s features that were previously…
From the prose “Blackness” written by Jamaica Kincaid, The author talks about her understanding and her relationship with blackness. It is not only the main idea of the prose, but it also has many different layers and meanings to it. One formal element(paragraph) from the text that stands out to me the most is the…
Identify a specific formal element and briefly explain: In the prose “Blackness”, written by Jamaica Kincaid, the author frequently mentions blackness. Blackness not only is the main idea of the prose, but it also has many different layers and meanings to it. The narrator has a complicated and conflicted relationship with blackness. From my understanding,…
One formal element of the text “Sweetness” that is important to how the text presents content is in the final two paragraphs. The narrator’s dialogue on Lula ann is essential to understanding the true feelings she has for her. Throughout the text, the narrator shows embarrassment and envy towards her child, Lula. Ever since she…
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…
By Kuan Hu The literary fictional short story, “Say Yes,” by Tobias Wolff, was published on December 13. In my opinion, the intended audience of this short story is everyone. The story starts on an unnamed husband and his wife, Ann, getting into a quarrel about interracial marriage. The husband disagrees with his wife’s perspective…
By: Nicholas Fursey The literary fiction short story, “Say Yes,” by Tobias Wolff, was published on December 13. I think that the intended audience is everyone, no matter what their race or ethnic background is. Wolff wants to teach anyone reading the text that we as humans need to be more sensitive to people of…