Professor Laura Westengard
Email: lwestengard@citytech.cuny.edu
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Blog POST #9
The text that i will be using for essay number 3 is the chapter of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The gothic metaphor that i will be talking about is “monster”, because the fact that not only Hyde is a … Continue reading
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QUESTION#2
The character that I will be talking about is Claudia. Claudia even though the youngest amongst, Frieda and Pecola, by a good amount of years, is still recognized as a person and not a younger brat little sister. Claudia is … Continue reading
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QUESTION#6
In the novel Two or three things i know for sure by: Dorothy Allison, she explains that woman should first learn to love themselves before anything else can be loved. Woman should also not seek beauty through a mans perspective, … Continue reading
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QUESTION#1
The concept of a “Home” functions in this novel as a place where it can be called theirs. As in the space, the feeling of being part of something that only a full fledged house can provide. Moving from tenement … Continue reading
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Question#1:blog post 4
Dean is a important character, but i don’t think that he is the center of the novel. I believe this because i tend to always see the main center character as the author or who the author personifies themselves as, … Continue reading
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Question #2: blog post 3
The road, i believe in this novel represents life. The road is portrayed as life because not only can some say, “no” they are physically on the road traveling, yes that also is true, but life in a way is … Continue reading
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QUESTION#3
According to Lorde’s “For in order to survive, those of us for whom oppression is as american as apple pie have always had to be watchers, to become familiar with the language and manners of the oppressor, even sometimes adopting … Continue reading
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QUESTION#1
Audre Lorde does give many valid points addressing racism, ageism, sexism etc. But in this time and age i believe that her points are invalid. Woman today are respected more now then back then, they are seen as equals and … Continue reading
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