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Sylvia Plath’s “Mirror” discusses the emotional effect of time and appearance among individuals by using personification, imagery, and irony to create an intense relationship between the mirror and the things it reflects. With age comes a loss of beauty, whichRead more…
The 2004 film Ray depicts the start and takeoff of the musical career of loved R&B musician and genius Ray Charles. In director Taylor Hackford’s choice of Jamie Foxx, we see a depiction of the courage and power of Ray,Read more…
Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” highlights the importance of cultural heritage and family history through strong uses of symbolism. Walker tells the story of an unappreciative, materialistic daughter’s visit to her mother and sister’s home. She arrives only to request toRead more…
Mboya, Tom. “The American Negro Cannot Look to Africa for an Escape.” New York Times, Jul 13, 1969, pp. 1-8. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com. Accessed 27 Nov. 2018. Mboya begins “The American Negro Cannot Look to Africa for an Escape” by drawing attentionRead more…
Cowart, David. “Heritage and Deracination in Walker’s ‘Everyday Use.’” Short Story Criticism, edited by Jelena O. Krstovic, vol. 97, Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center, http:// link.galegroup.com. Accessed 13 Nov. 2018. Originally published in Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring 1996, pp.Read more…