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denied employment, entrance to schools, and could not sit in front of whites on public transportation “(Jim Crow Laws Denied Blacks Dignity, Vote)”. Almost every white family living in the southern region of America during the 1960’s had a black servant working for their family.…

“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett effectively and accurately uses the setting of Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960’s to discuss social issues such as racism and sexism. Both Minny and Aibileen, along with many other black maids and citizens, experience racism in varying extremes. For example, Medgar Evers, the Field Secretary for the NAACP, was shot and killed by the KKK. Comparatively, Minny and Aibileen faced less extreme racism: Hilly refusing to use the same bathrooms as the maids for fear of…

Thomas Lanier Williams, later known as Tennessee Williams became an essential author in the late 1930’s. Today, Williams is recognized for writing remarkable plays. He wrote one of the most famous plays about an American family called The Glass Menagerie; a play that is a reflection of his life (Kellman 2737). Williams was often ridiculed and criticized for his perverse style in his writing; however, he won memorable awards for his poems, short stories, and plays. In his award winning play, A…

An Analysis on the Plot Development of the Short Story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner 1. INTRODUCTION A short story is the art of imagination which is composed of facts and fantasy. It allows the readers experience different emotions and different lives through the characters. There are five basic elements of a short story. They are setting, plot, character, point of view and theme. These elements can be examined to analyze a short story. Among them, the plot is an important tool that…

Named Desire. Born Thomas Lanier Williams III in 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi, Tennessee Williams was a sickly young man and was bedridden by his diphtheria, which gave him ample time to think and read. He was given a typewriter shortly after, and this allowed him to begin writing at an early age. His family life, much like the relationships portrayed in his plays, was quite troubled. His mother had been born into a privileged Southern home that had fallen, and his father, who worked as a…

In recent decades, a great deal of scholarship has emerged regarding the topic of mythological and fairy tale appropriation in Eudora Welty’s various works, especially in her short story collection The Golden Apples. Secondary to her utilization of myth and fairy tale is the accompanying gender role reversal evident in her re-structuration and characterization of the traditional tales that she chooses to interpret. However, the fact that scholars like Rebecca Mark, Joseph Millichap, and Lauren…

The Book “My Mind Set on Freedom”, is written by John A. Salmond, an Australian History professor who teaches American History at La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia. He describes the Civil Rights Movement between 1954 and 1968 which consisted of racial segregation more prominent in South America. Mr. Salmond explains why the movement finally collapsed, in the concluding chapter, shows how the civil rights revolution transformed the American South. His book brings a new clarity to our…

When a writer’s work is called “political” it is implied that he or she are trying to support a political agenda using their writing. This is the case during many reforms and times of trouble throughout history. For example, The Grapes of Wrath show the story of a family during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era and try to gain the reader’s sympathy for the cause, in this case, better treatment for Californian immigrants and better understanding of their situation. Eudora Welty, a popular…

Cherokee Tragedy: The Story of the Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1986. Thurman Wikins discusses how the Cherokee Indians traveled during the Trail of Tears period and what their conditions were like. Thurman Wikins argues that several of the Cherokee Indians traveled by…

I am embarking upon my last semester at Holmes Community College. I am majoring in Biological Science. My plan is to continue my education at the University of Southern Mississippi as a Forensic Science major with a concentration in Biological Science. A strong background in chemistry and instrumental analysis and a good grounding in criminalistics are vital. An undergraduate degree in forensic science or a natural science is required for work in crime laboratories, with extensive coursework in…