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Passing

Passing by Nella Larsen showed parts of racism and how it also occurs within your own members of the same race. Irene and Claire both were African American but can also pass as white. Although they were not of the … Continue reading

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loggerheads

As a young kid we all do childish stuff. We dont know what is exactly right and whats wrong. During this time of life we are learining new things and also do so as life goes. In this story David … Continue reading

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Sula

Sula was an interesting read, defiantly held my attention much better then passing. it had a sense of conflict that seemed to persist. for me just the thought of living in this little town seemed a bit chaotic, witch was good. i … Continue reading

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Sula

In the class we have raised a question regarding Sula’s evil image that the community imprinted on her. We may ask if we should consider the  evil nature or just view it as a woman who does not have a … Continue reading

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Loggerheads

The author clearly relates David life experience to the turtles. The turtles that he adopted when he was a child. However, they eventually died because he did not understand their needs and did not know how to properly care for … Continue reading

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I dont know but i had the urge to watch some real Loggerhead turtles. after watching hundreds of turtle videos which lead to cats video i made up my mind on whether the kid in the book was killing the turtles. he … Continue reading

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Sula

I absolutely enjoyed reading this book.It was definitely different than passing and Of Mice and Men i love the language of the text  and how surreal the scenes were to real life scenarios . It caught my attention right after chicken little death. I’m not much of a reader but i did enjoy this novel … Continue reading

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Sula

An observation on the ending. After Nel had left Sula’s funeral and realized that the feelings were still there, just dormant. It was rather expected that although they were separated, they were still the same friends they were before, only … Continue reading

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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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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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