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Janie is a character whose archetype changes dynamically over the course of the book. At the beginning of the book, she is the archetypal survivor. This can be seen in paragraph 5 of part three, where the author writes: “She hated her grandmother and had hidden it from herself all these years under a cloak of pity. She had been […]

Janie is a character her archetype changes dynamics over the course of the book. At the beginning of the book she is the archetypal survivor. This can be seen on paragraph 5 of part three, where the author writes: “She hated her grandmother and had hidden it from herself all these years under a cloak of pity. She had been getting […]








Now that I’ve read over half of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neal Hurston. I appreciate this book because it gives me a deeper insight on how life was back then for an African American woman. It makes me think on how some of these women may still be facing those same struggles in this day and age. […]









Further into “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Janie and Joe moved to a town made for people of color. (See my comments on the second of five sections of the novel.) In this town, they see that there isn’t much progress taking place so Joe takes it upon himself to buy more land in order to expand and make more […]





In the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” I see it takes place back in the olden days, following the lives of African Americans after slavery. We’re following their lives through the life of a young woman named Janie and how she was brought up during these times not only as an African American but as a woman. Through her […]



















The theme in the first two parts of “Born a Crime “ might remind a reader of the beauty standards that many communities possess. That is how having lighter skin or lighter eyes makes you beautiful while having dark eyes and darker skin makes you less attractive or tainted. They make you feel ashamed for not having white features and […]


























No matter how many times she degraded and undermined the black kids he still choosed to be with them
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Their able to relate more to each other because they go through similar situations of discrimination
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These are some of my thoughts on the first part of “The Hate U Give.” You can see all of my comments on this part of the novel on NowComment. Paragraph 182 of “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas might leave a reader feeling upset because the character Khalil was just shot and killed for no good reason. Here’s the description: […]

These are some of my thoughts about a short story, “On the Sidewalk Bleeding,” by Evan Hunter. You can see all of my comments on the story on NowComment. Andy, the protagonist in “On the Sidewalk Bleeding,” has a few traits that influence his relationships with others. One, he is stupid. Two, he is foolish. Three, he is scared. These […]

In paragraphs 142, 145 and 148 of “The Last Spin” by Evan Hunter may leave a reader feeling upset because it’s about two young men from rival gangs that are settling an issue by playing Russian roulette. Even though this is the case, they want to ditch the game and build a friendship with each other, but sadly it doesn’t end […]