Authors of captivity narratives

The taking of cultural narratives and providing a new interpretation for a modern audience has become a common practice in literature, theatre, and other disciplines of art. This concept, known as Reception History, can be exhibited in works ranging from Bernstein’s musical “West Side Story”, to the animated Disney classic film “The Lion King” which were based on Shakespeare’s plays “Romeo & Juliet” and “Hamlet” respectively. One may ask what is the point of retelling these stories in a…

will explore the major and minor themes emphasized by Blackmon, such as the role of corporate interests, the psychological impact of oppression, and the intersections of gender and labor. Additionally, the organization and sources utilized by the author will be analyzed, alongside reflections on personal reactions to the text and its resonance with broader discussions of American history. By…

As an African American slave girl living under the dominion of the cruel and malevolent predator Dr. Flint, Linda frequently finds herself in a state of war. The assault on Linda’s psychological and physical well-being begins in the Flint house, which Linda describes only as a “fine residence” (Jacobs 30), with no other discernable descriptive detail that would entail any emotional attachment. Throughout Linda’s time as a slave, she is constantly subject to sexual harassment from Dr. Flint,…

“Sympathy,” Dunbar provides the readers with an insight of how people living in a similar situation as the trapped bird feel like. Dubar achieves this by revealing that the bird must sorrowfully “fly back to his perch and cling” as its efforts to escape captivity are futile. In “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya recounts her feelings as an African American girl. For example, it is clear that she had been influenced to see her “blackness” negatively as she describes it as a “heavy burden.”…

In my descriptive narrative, argumentative, and literary analysis essays there were numerous instances that the expository strategies were noticeable. The most common types of strategies discovered were development by example , development of division and classification and lastly casual analysis. In my descriptive narrative the most common expository strategy is development by example. In my descriptive narrative I was explaining a personal experience that initially led to a broad…

The author only mentions it in a rush between other ways that Rose had improved, “Rose took her meds, lost about fifty pounds, and began singing at the A.M.E. Zion Church…” (Amy Bloom 9). The medication was mentioned in a time of clarity and peace for Rose, a state of mind that she had not been in reach of for years. The symbol of medication is now associated with the idea of recovery and peace in the narrative. The family as a whole in prosperity at this…

therefore, that the Native Americans are a popular subject among colonial authors. Three authors who write extensively concerning these original settlers of American Land…

Submission and Action of Religious Heroines Written expressly to convey the main beliefs and principles of their respective religions, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Hebrew Bible are composed as epic histories and biographies of mythic figures, whose lives act as fables to teach these principles to the educated, uninitiated believers. In most cases, these fables are told through a heroic male character, blessed by God or a god, who fulfills a destiny defined by his relationship with…

Women in literary works are usually symbols of desire because the male authors that portray them perceive them through their lens of masculinity, but when literary works by female authors are used as comparison, then does the construction of women differ and then the stereotype is challenged. The construction of women is a stereotype that sexually objectifies women, even in the most humble way. The male perception of women is degrading and harmful to the role of women in society because it does…

Ryder and Zaerr examine how several devices lessen Silence’s power and keep her in the low place of a woman. The first device explored by Ryder and Zaerr is the device of deceleration, in which the author…