Author Archives: janessa

Blog post 9

The book that I would like to write about is the Twilight series. The Gothic them is Vampires/ undead. what I would like to write bout how human characteristics become magnified when they become vampires.  I haven’t really come up … Continue reading

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blog post 8 question 2

In “The Bluest Eye”Pecola is a main  and very important character. Throughout the book she shows that she has little to no self esteem.  Pecola is a symbol of how black people mainly women, saw themselves which was not pretty because of the sterotypical beauty. … Continue reading

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blog post 7

i believe that by saying this quote it means that it dosent matter what you have or dont have you can still strive higher. there may be a struggle. yes this can be related to the American dream because the … Continue reading

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Blog post 6 Question 1

Both stories The House on Mango street and Two or Three things I know for sure have both simalarities and differences.They are similar in the way that they both talk about their childhood and their dreams and goals for the … Continue reading

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Blog Post 5

In the House on Mango street, cisneros wrote about the dream of a “real house” meaning not an actual house but having a home, some place that feels comfortable and safe. The way a home is described in this novel … Continue reading

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Blog post 4 question 1

I do believe that Dean plays a huge role in this book even though in some parts he is not with Sal. Dean is the center of this novel because he introduced the world of travel to Sal.  If Sal … Continue reading

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Blog post 2 Question 4

I believe David goes to Paris to find himself and get away from everyone and everthing he knows. He really does not know who he is because he does not want to except who he is.  I believe he leaves … Continue reading

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Blog post 1

Reading this article I noticed there were a few points that the author made that can relate to the present. But being the fact that this article was written in 1980’s, much has changed though not completeley vanished. A persons … Continue reading

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