Perspectives in Literature

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 white race, Claire had tend to hide this fact from her own husband which Irene did not like at all. This also came in between their friendship and caused them to slowly become distant from one another. Irene didnt want to be the cause to break up their marriage so she tried to stay away from Claire. Trust is one of the biggest and main thing for a relationship to stay stable.

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 place to coexist in the society. Sula is a very independent woman for her time period. She has an education, her own opinion, her mid and her goal set. She would put as much energy needed for her goals.

Unfortunately, the early 20th century did not yet find a place for such evolvement, evethough this time is marked with a great changes. Nevertheless, Sula is a woman who knows what she wants, feels secure, and does not care what other think about her she just fallows through. People at that point in a small closed community felt threaten by this new ideology of women independence. And it seemed it was easier to imprint an evil omen on Sula rather than to reach out and try to accept and understand.

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 them.  They grew and grew… After many years he seemed to reflect on the tragic incident .  He stared to see into the true nature that should mirror outside  and in others. Certainly with that said David did not know for many years how to approach and express himself to the outside, to his family, and especially to himself. He fallowed along a shaped role most of his life. At the end  he was as these turtles trapped in a tank looking to reach their turtle potential and live and flourish in the ocean.

How many times we live by the standards that were tagged on us? Not understood by others… and with that lost confidence how much we could have achieved in the world , even conquer it… conquer ourselves…people who fallow their vocation are people who reached full potential….

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 wasnt killing the turtles in my opinion, he had intentions on feed the turtles. when i was his age i fed my gold fishes cheerios,,but they ate it and lived..