Monthly Archives: November 2012

Thoughts on Sula

I hate to admit it but I rather enjoyed this story.  It was much more interesting then “The Passing” I felt.  It was also way better then the last Toni Morrison book I read, “The Bluest Eyes”.  Shadracks a cool … Continue reading

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Paper 3 Brainstorming

Compare contrast Irene and Clare’s friendship with Nel and Sula’s. Compare contrast the George’s role in Lennie’s death and Eva’s role in Plum’s death. Discuss the ways that mothers interact with and express their feelings towards their children in Sula. … Continue reading

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Sula

It is very believable that Sula became like her mother, a woman who likes to sleep around with other men. What did surprise me though was that she slept with Nel’s husband. I would have imagined that her friendship with … Continue reading

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Sula

At first the book is all over the place because it goes from character to character explaining their backgrounds but after you continue reading it gets interesting. There are so many deaths in the book some have a foreshadowing element it kinda makes … Continue reading

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I still dont understand when Shadrack say “Always”. i thought it meant like Sula “Always” doing something wrong. I also thought he said that because he “Always” witness someone death. he probably said it to her to make her feel more completable in the situation.My last … Continue reading

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Updated Schedule!

Hi Everyone, Due to the classes missed during Hurricane Sandy, here is the updated schedule for the remainder of the semester. Please let me know if you have any questions. Nov 26 Morrison, 86-111 Nov 28 Morrison, 112-174 Dec 3 … Continue reading

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Sula

The starting of the book was so confusing, but as you read on it is making connections, these two different families the Peace and the Wrights. I cannot Waite to get to the end.

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Passing

The ending of Passing was not what I expected. I knew somehow that Clare was going to be exposed and I thought it was going to be by Irene. What I did not expect was Irene killing Clare.

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The Ending of Passing

The ending of this book stays a mystery of who pushed Clare out the window. Or was she even pushed? Reading this book I see there was alot of disagreements between Clare and Irene even with such a close friendship. … Continue reading

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Passing responce

Reading Passing was… difficult. I cant describe the vain, the disdain, the utter rage this book gave me. The characters are uninteresting, and the story itself is just as bland. it was a battle inside of me to turn the pages with … Continue reading

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