Time has always been a subject of fascination. Time can’t be touched. It’s not a physical entity, yet there are all sorts of ways to manipulate time. Time can be captured, ignored, destroyed, created, felt, cherished, and seen, as if it were the living embodiment of a person. Many people dispute what time actually is, for now the best explanation of time is that it is a unit of measurement of a string of random moments that occur in a progressive sequence.…
Because of the terrible economic situation of the time, the circus begins to reach a nadir, and consequently, starts to discard sick or old workers by red-lighting them, or throwing them off of the train. This starts to happen near the end of the novel when the circus begins to lose more money than ever before. Additionally, violence occurs outside of the circus. In the beginning of the novel, Jacob, August, and Marlena, one of the circus’ star performers and August’s wife, experience violence outside of the circus confines one night at a dinner during a gun raid. In the midst of the gun raid, Jacob and Marlena become separated from August and share a kiss after Jacob protects her.…
In this epic biography, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten written by Julie Winch, examines the life and legacy of this African American man during the revolutionary era. She captures the essence of his patriotism to strive for a life of independence during a time of slavery, war and racism. Despite these challenges, he obtains his newfound freedom in the city of Philadelphia, PA, and establishes a name for himself to becoming one of the most influential African American entrepreneur’s and abolitionist during the nineteenth century. In fourteen chapters, Winch establishes her argument in a chronological format , highlighting how a man like Forten, could overcome the odds set against him because of his race, politics, and the presence…
In ‘The Color Purple’ the narrative is told in the first person by a series of letters. The first half of the book shows Celie’s thoughts while she talks to god in a diary, letting him know the events that have taken place in her life and in the lives of those around her. We as the reader feel as if we have full access to Celie’s thoughts and are able to read them with no details hidden. The Second part of the book is portrayed in letters between Celie and her sister Nettie. I thought Celie’s use of narrative was the most affective.…
Red is Real The color red is associated with many emotions and feelings. If one was “to see red” they would be extremely angry. In the weeks before the holiday, “Valentine’s Day”, stores and shops are strewn with red hearts and red roses to advertise the day of “love and passion”. It also stands for ideas such as violence and blood, strength and energy, and fire and danger.…
The color red can have many different meanings. Red, being the color of blood, can symbolize danger and power. It is also associated with love and desire ("Color Symbolism and Culture"). Hester’s scarlet A could be interpreted as a symbol for lust and desire.…
The Color of Water, a blacks man tribute to his white Jewish mother. In the story there are many secrets that exist and the burden of them tears people and relationships apart. Individuals sometimes keep hurtful, embarrassing situations and memories as secrets from their loved ones for their own protection. There were many secrets a couple that I understand why they weren’t told. The secret of Ruth’s sexual abuse by her father, when Ruth became pregnant by Peter in Suffolk, Virginia and of Ruth’s…
J.D Salinger uses color within the book Catcher in the Rye to help him establish and bring out themes appropriately. Color is a good symbolic element in books because characters often go through many physical and emotional changes that color helps represent. In the entirety of the book, Holden is symbolized by many different colors because of his actions and emotions. J.D Salinger used the colors red, green, blue and yellow throughout the book to symbolize different events that took place. For example, Holden’s red hunting hat, shortly after getting out of the subway early in chapter 2, Holden sees a very strange looking hat in a sports store window.…
1.Why are there so many references to time and numbers in the first part of the story? Time is made up of numbers, and time is what Santiago is running out of, we can tell that he’s pretty worn down. There’s constant reminders of time throughout the book for example,“once there had been a tinted photograph of his wifeon the wall but he had taken it down because it made him too lonely to see it.…
With the novel being set in the late 1800s to the early 1900s really gives the novel a sense of wonder and adds an element of magic and wonder because none of us were alive during that time period, so we do not know what it was like to live in that time period. The time period alone gives Celia some much more power and to truly show how groundbreaking she is in that time where women were thought as assistants and not independent individuals. When Morgenstern set the character in this circus that only operates after dark and until sunrise with dozens of tents and shows affects the mood of the novel by giving it a more mysterious atmosphere. The circus affects Celia a place to do her own magic by herself and makes the mood a bit more fun than…
Have you ever wondered why someone does that one thing that you think is weird or wrong? That’s because you have a different culture or beliefs than that other person. Culture impacts how you and others view the world a considerable amount of the time. I believe that culture is what you do on a daily basis and what you think is right or wrong so if you are looking around and you see someone doing something that you think is weird and that they shouldn't be doing that it is because you have a different culture than them. There are a lot of different examples and ways to explain why I think what culture does have an affect on how people view the world, for example.…
Moving to America, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recognized others prejudice treatment towards her was directly related to the color of her skin. Being aware of Americans history and their relationship with race, she understood the history of racism in America, but was perplexed when she analyzed this relationship today. In “The Color of an Awkward Conversation” she identifies two very noticeable ways Americans treat race, a diminisher or a denier, however is she leaving out a large group of American’s who do not treat race as an inconvenience rather something to be celebrated? In Adichie’s article she tells a story that occurred durning her first few years in America as a nanny when she was still learning about the way Americans view people of a different color.…
Lorraine Hansberry’s play, “A Raisin in the Sun”, is about an African American family, the Youngers, who are surrounded by poverty, racism, and family conflict. The Youngers aspire to give themselves a better life to ultimately pass that down to future generations. Their conflict comes into play when the family receives an insurance check for $10,000 and has split decisions on what to do with it. Hansberry’s play suggests that poverty is a symptom of racism by using characters that seem to be of the typical racial stereotypes, and a setting surrounded by racial concepts. This play uses the racial stereotypes of a mammy, jezebel, profligate as well as the racial concepts of institutionalized racism, internalized racism, intraracial racism, and…
Growing up in “The Flowers” by Alice Walker, a young African-American female character named Myop had to find out about racism in a harsh way. Don’t let a situation like in the story happen to your child. As African-American parents, you must teach your children at a young age about racism. Feed them their history and what’s going on in today’s society pertaining to racism. Feed them and don’t let them find out on their own.…
The Color Purple by Alice Walker touches on gender roles, sexism, racism, domestic violence, and sexuality. Although the book was published more than thirty years ago, all of it’s themes are still relevant today. The most pertinent theme of The Color Purple is sexuality and how it relates to Celie and Shug Avery. Without Shug, Celie would never truly learn about herself and would never know her sexuality. Until more recently, a woman’s worth was often decided by their husband.…