Cynthia Ozick

Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society. This can be seen in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men because of George’s beliefs and Lennie’s social class. George and Lennie are both judged by society due to their limitations. Another example of alienation used to highlight the values of a society is revealed in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Lee uses her novel to show how society can find it acceptable…

Making Connections: Protection and Separation of family during the holocaust Ozick, Cynthia. “The Shawl.” Scribd. n.d. web. 16 June 2015. The short story, “The Shawl” tells the story of a mother Rosa and her young infant, Magda who was protected by her magical shawl, until the child’s impending death occurred. Rosa, Magda, and Stella were marched by the Nazi Soldiers during the period of the Holocaust. Rosa held onto her baby with fear her baby would die eventually. She protected her baby…

Helen Keller Disabled Rights Fighter Symbol of triumph, enthusiastic, and overachiever are three words that people think of in connection to Helen Keller. Many people know Helen Keller as a blind and deaf women, but she was so much more. As a member of the American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller showed the world that through determination, persistence, and positivity anyone can accomplish more than the usual. She left a legacy as a mute equal rights fighter. Many people did not…