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  • Bread Givers

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    Bread Givers is the story of Sara Smolinsky, a daughter of immigrants living with her large family in a slum in the Lower East Side of New York City. The novel follows her life in a traditionalist immigrant community to her exposure to and assimilation into mainstream American culture at college. She struggles with her divided identity, wavering between allegiance to the world and to her family. This dichotomy persists even after the deaths of her parents, with Sara desperately seeking a way to give back to her community.

  • Analysis of Cold Sassy Tree

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    Cold Sassy Tree written by Olive Anne Burns is a story about a young boy named Will growing up in a small town Will has many questions as he is coming of age Usually when these questions arise he turns to his Grandfather for answers Wills Grandfather serves as his mentor through out this book and Will knows he has a lot of learning to do Will starts to wonder about death and the after life When he asks his Grandfather he responds As you know son jest believin we gon live forever in the next wor

  • Langston Hughes

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    Introduction Langston Hughes was a vital part of African American society in the twentieth century He was a member of the Harlem Renaissance and a well known writer whose works impacted the lives of many Langston Hughes published several works childrens books and newspaper columns Langston Hughes incorporated the metaphor of blues and jazz in his poems to portray African American life He uses these genres in his poems The Weary Blues Lenox Avenue Midnight and Dream Boogie to explore the main th

  • Character Development of David in I Am David

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    I am David is written by Anne Holm I am David is about a 12 year old adolescent escaping a concentration camp controlled by Russia otherwise known as the U S S R Union of Soviet Socialist Republic or now known as the Commonwealth of States David has lived in a concentration camp all his life and has no indication of any kind about his parents At that One night without any explanation a guard arranges for him to escape the guard also arranges for the electric current switched off from the perime

  • Childhood Values Leading to Adult Well-Being in Fifth Business

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    Almost anything taught in childhood relates to individuals actions in adulthood without a proper upbringing these individuals will never meet their one ultimate goal to be self satisfied Many people start out as self absorbed and childish individuals but learn to evolve Some people do not evolve and continue as a selfish unsatisfied adult To be truly self satisfied one should have developed good values as a youth In Fifth Business by Robertson Davies there are many instances where this has happ

  • Commentary on The Notebook

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    The Notebook was written by Nicholas Sparks in 1994 Based on a true story Its a classic yet brilliant love story of two people Allie and Noah in the 1940s living in Seabrook South Carolina Noah who is unimpressed with striving for success no matter the cost He is a blue collar worker who spends an unexpected inheritance on restoring a beautiful plantation home He is a hard worker in whatever he engages himself but will never be sucked into a job that keeps him away from nature and the beauty of

  • Brutality Versus Beauty in The Book Thief

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    In the novel The Book Thief Marcus Zusak explores and compares the juxtaposition between great brutality and beauty in the human spirit The author demonstrates how the characters in the novel can overcome cruelty and ruthlessness with acts of extraordinary kindness and humaneness This is shown through the novel with Max and Liesels friendship when Hans gives one of the Jewish camp prisoners a piece of bread and when Rosa and Hans protect Max from the Nazis Zusak illustrates that a humans capaci

  • Symbolism in The Violent Bear It Away

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    A journey is considered to be a period of travel from one place to another The embarkment of a literary journey can consume most of the work starting from the beginning and usually ending when the work becomes resolute Flannery OConnor uses journeys in many of her works these journeys correlate with the symbols used to portray what the character s faces through his or her expedition In The Violent Bear It Away Flannery OConnor writes of how Francis Marion Tarwater experiences a spiritual religi

  • Commentary on Gilgamesh

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    Epics are revered stories passed on throughout countless generations Three such epics Gilgamesh Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf are renowned classics that depict the heroic journey of three characters These epics contrast greatly amongst one another spanning from Mesopotamia England and Denmark containing many different quests and obstacles Powerful and divine Gilgamesh sets off on a journey to conquer immortality for himself and a beloved friend Sir Gawain noble Knight of King Arth

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