The White Man's Burden

James Axtell's’ thesis in Beyond 1492 seems to make the argument that Native Americans never wanted to deeply interact with the Europeans, only that they were forced to do so due to the European invasion of their land. He makes the argument Native Americans were often forced to conform or rebel against the Europeans in their own land. Natives often worked together in ways they never had to before, but Europeans still tried to diminish their power, and over time, they eventually do. Axtell…

- The tone of the first two paragraphs are detached and solemn. The protagonist states that his invisibility is not physical but due to those around him who can not see him, it might as well be; “That invisibility to which I refer occurs because of a peculiar disposition of the eyes of those with whom I come in contact” (Ellison, 3). Also he adds, “I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids-and I might even be said to possess a mind” to show that people refuse to acknowledge…

obvious one if people’s nonchalance towards it, if not their contempt: ranging from not even the dogs caring about a religious procession with a fat priest “tottering”(the word very often used to describe the movements of dogs and horses-beasts of burden) to bless the prisoners in Chihuahua to the kid waking up hungover in a sacristy of a broken down church- sacristy can almost be considered a room with the identity of the church- it has the ceremonial garbs of the clergy and also the parish…

Aysha Rathor Anthropology Nervous Condition Nervous Condition is an autobiographical novel written by a Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga that takes place in Rhodesia in early 1970s. The book focuses on themes of gender, class and race through the eyes of a young female(Tambu) protagonist. The title of the book references Jean Paul book The Wretched of the Earth in which he states, “status of 'native' is a nervous condition introduced and maintained by the settler among the…

can confidently accept their complex identities without abandoning any of them. Derek Walcott's A far Cry From Africa is a perfect example of poetry reflecting a historical racial divide from within. The poem delves into the existence of black and white bodies in the same space.…

Ganobcsik-Williams feels the scope of this study of Gilman is limited as a presumption with assuming she was a well-known, white, middle class individual, and that is works such as the “Yellow Wallpaper” class is not even discussed and stories like that one have continued on in fame, whereas the seemingly classist titles have certainly died down in popularity. Ganobcsik-Williams…

free. We can’t say we don’t pay a price for their dowries: bitterness and women’s anger. compared [sic] to that, a man’s is honey, for men forgive when someone does them wrong, but women do you wrong and keep on recriminating” (64). This quote accurately shows the opinions and negative feelings men had towards their wives and other women. To most men, women were simply known as burdens that made their husbands’ lives more difficult. These men would even go as far as calling their wives lazy,…

They perceived it to be their duty, as showcased in the White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling. While this poem addressed the imperialist nature of the United States, it is as just as fitting to describe the mindset held by Europeans when seizing the African continent and its people. The final rationale category used…

It is interesting how Komunyakaa mentions the exact number of names on chiseled on the wall. It serves as a reminder to show readers the devastating effect of the war. The fact that Komunyakaa expects to find his own name on the wall suggests the burden the war had on him. It is surreal how he expects to see his own name appear “like smoke” on the wall. It might mean that he cannot comprehend that he lived, while so many others did…

The Cycle of Lies In an attempt to comprehend the complex world of American politics, historian Arthur Schlesinger proposed the Cyclical Theory, which stated that the attitudes of the American public towards certain issues fluctuate over time, in a cyclic manner. These observations are mirrored in the attitudes of the characters in Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The novel is the companion to the American classic, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Continuing the story after…