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“Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin

In “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin, there is a recurring theme of darkness where the characters find themselves trapped in a society where they’re in poverty and discriminated against for the color of their skin. The characters feel that the usage of drugs helps them escape and cope with the pain they’ve endured from society. […]

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A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

“ So when she got to be thirty and was still single, we were not pleased exactly, but vindicated” (Faulkner).

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A Country Doctor by Franz Kafka

“Strip his clothes off, then he’ll heal us, If he doesn’t, kill him dead! Only a doctor, only a doctor” (Kafka). This quote from “A Country Doctor” is significant because it shows the doctor getting stripped of his clothes and forced into bed with the patient which parallels Rose being raped earlier. Both Rose and […]

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Connection to “Eight Bites” by Carmen Maria Machado

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This is a News Post!

This is a Post with the category “News.” Posts set to the “News” category will display on the News category archive page≤ with the newest posts at the top. Use News posts to draw attention to conference presentations, publications, fellowships, etc. You could also use News posts as a blog. All posts are set to default […]

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