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The essay, “New Superstitions for Old” was written by author, Margret Mead (1901-1979).The essay was published in “A Way of Seeing”(1970).She earned her bachelor’s degree at Barnard College in New York City. First an American cultural anthropologist followed by a professor at Columbia University, Mead produced several major studies such as “Coming of Age in Samoa”, and “Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies.”
Many literary elements are present in this essay but the main purpose seems to be expressive. Throughout the essay Mead expresses thoughts that bring about her values and beliefs that superstition plays a pivotal role in our lives. In one passage, Mead writes, ”….transitional objects that help people pass through the areas
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