Literature Core (1080-01 S2022)
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…
In “And Love Them?”, author Thomas Glave illustrates how the white woman’s inner thoughts perceive people of color in two different ways. She often judges people of color and experiences hateful thoughts towards them during innocent interactions, and she later attempts to justify those demeaning thoughts. The author demonstrates the complex and contradictory relationship between…
In Nalo Hopkinson’s ‘Shift’, the author uses split dialogue perspectives for Ariel and Caliban in order to highlight the differences in how each character views themselves in the context of their African heritage. While Ariel chooses to embrace her African heritage through her dialect and adherence to her mother’s influence, Caliban turns away from his…
In “Gorilla, My Love” by Toni Cade Bambara, the narrator expresses her distrust towards adults and how if they say something, “they outta mean it”. Her experiences of not being able to trust the adult figures in her life represent the inability of African American people to trust authority who give them their word, but…
Cultural traditions appear evidently in Nalo Hopkinson’s “Shift.” Although Hopkinson does not follow the traditions exactly, she is still able to stay loyal and represent her culture effectively. She raises themes and questions focusing on racial and cultural contrasts. Specifically, the protagonist Caliban is derived from William Shakespeare’s English work and reclaiming it in the…
In Nalo Hopkinson’s short story “Shift”, the author utilizes the juxtaposition of Ariel’s and Caliban’s diction to emphasize the contrast between their perspectives on their shared heritage. The narrative continuously switches accounts from Caliban’s second person view to Ariel’s first person view until the two characters come into conflict and share direct dialogue. In protest…
In Nalo Hopkinson’s short story “Shift”, She uses pronouns as a way to express the idea that Caliban does not truly know who he is. When referring to Caliban, she always refers to him as “you” regardless of who is speaking. This only changes in the last sentence of the story when she says, “You…
“And Love Them?” is a short story published in 2000 by an African American author named Thomas Glave. This story is told from the perspective of a very ignorant white woman who’s self-centered nature makes it difficult for her to understand people different from her, specifically African American people. Glave gives examples of the narrator’s…
“And Love Them?”, a short story published in 2000 by Thomas Glave, details the inner monologue of a white woman concerning her experiences with black people throughout her life and within social situations. Glave, a black male author from the Bronx, New York, illustrates a continuous turmoil within the narrator’s perception of black people as…