Literature Core (1080-01 S2022)
Ice Post / Shift / Jordan Rose In Nalo Hopkinson’s short story “Shift”, the author uses how Caliban’s perception of interracial relationships to help readers understand the concept of Identity explored by the line said by Golden Girl, “Who do you think you are?” (147). Throughout the story Caliban, a black male, is seen with a…
Everyone to return to class by 5:30 pm Case 1: Defendants Officer A & Officer B: charged with the murders of Riley and Brotherman Case 2: Defendants: Caliban & Ariel Defendant A: Caliban charged with violation of restraining order; indecent conduct with a minor; sexual assault; harassment; and disorderly conduct Defendant B: Ariel charged with battery…
Nalo Hopkinson uses the characters of Caliban, Ariel, and Sycorax from Shakespeare’s The Tempest to portray the central themes of heritage and cultural identity in her short story, Shift. However, while in the original play Caliban is enslaved by Prospero, a man who was exiled to Caliban’s island and forced him into servitude, Hopkinson chooses…
The first thing that is noticed when reading Gorilla, My Love is the use of nicknames for almost every character in the story. Peaches/Precious, Baby Jason, Big Brood, and Hunca Bubba to name some, are nicknames for the main character, Hazel, and her close family. All these characters are on the younger side, save for…
“Heads of Colored People”, by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, features use of imagery to further the central theme. This is specifically used on page 13 in describing the image the Associated Press used for Riley after his death. Riley had been wearing “an oversize blue shirt and a bedazzled bandana over cornrows” in a social media post,…
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 the text Heads of the colored people by Nafissa Thompson Spires, a formal textual element visible was when the journal was showing a picture of Riley with cornrows at a throwback party, as well as a mugshot of Brother Man explaining a crime he committed five years ago after their death. Riley’s mother and…
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…
In Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, the formal textual element visible that is the most impactful is the use of references. At the very beginning of the story, the author mentions Drake and Fetty Wap as a way to show that the main character, Riley, was not “self-hating” or against black people…