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    Big Daddy- Marxist Point of View In the movie Big Daddy you can see that a theme that is presented is a Marxist one. This theme is hidden and represented in a two way form. The idea that Julian had been “adopted” by Sunny as his kid and that he can’t do things by himself is the whole Marxist concept. What supports this is the fact that Julian can’t cross the street without holding his hand‚ he needs Sunny to urinate with him‚ otherwise he can’t‚ and also that he needs to have a book read before

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    characters introduced to the reader in Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use” represented the difference in culture and identities as in ante and post the civil rights movement. Dee stands out as the most controversial and complex character in the story‚ she represents the change that took place in the African American society‚ as she comes back to her hometown to visit her mother and sister Maggie. Dee may come across at some points in the story as a selfish‚ demanding and arrogant character who

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    An individual can lose all sense of self when denied the basic connections that life provides. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use‚” a young woman named Dee struggles to find her foundation. Unfortunately‚ her identity begins to disintegrate as a result of her isolation. Through the utilization of character development‚ Alice Walker illustrates Dee’s distinct inability to connect with the people around her. Dee’s failure to see the value of her family history is the most obvious portrayal of her disconnection

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    In the 1930’s‚ a plethora of lynchings were happening throughout the United States.  Many black men and women were being falsely accused of crimes that they did not commit  and were put in jail. Some whites believed that they deserved worse than what they were  already being put through‚ so they invaded the jails and kidnapped many blacks and lynched  them in front of large crowds of people. Abel Meeropol wrote the poem‚ Strange Fruit‚ as a  protest to these lynchings. The poem describes the injustice of blacks and whites faced during 

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    Johnny Lai 07659563 Narrator is the person (perspective) which is chosen by the author to tell the story (literary work‚ movie‚ play‚ verbal account‚ etc.) to the readers (audiences). Traditionally‚ the narrator is supposed to be reliable‚ since he/she/it is the only connection between the readers and the fiction world. But occasionally‚ authors would use unreliable narrator to be the perspective of their story. The concept of the unreliable narrator (as opposed to "author") became more important

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    Hainline / English 1302 February 28‚ 2005 Essay 2 final draft The Influence of Point of View on a Story The beliefs and feelings of a reader about certain characters or events in a story largely depend on who is telling the tale and how it is been told. Each story according to its theme‚ setting‚ characters‚ and plot development‚ requires a specific kind of narrative point of view. Assertion of each kind of point of view is going to have some advantages and disadvantages. However‚ the writer has to

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    decked out fashionable African dress and jewelry. Not to mention‚ an irony occurred when Dee’s Muslim boyfriend greeted “Assalamualaikum” to Mama mistaken it as his name. Dee have a new persona Wangero to participate in a cultural trend of the 1970’s. Dee explain to her

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    and daughters have an interesting relationship. Throughout the years and in many cultures‚ mothers and daughters have had a symbiotic‚ co-dependency. Some are close relationships; others have a love/hate relationship . In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ the mother narrates this story about a conflict between her two daughters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ and herself . Mama describes herself as a hard worker that was able to do the work of men. She works all day outside. Mama mentions that she only went

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    Research Paper Final Draft “Continuing a Tradition” Everyday Use and the Heritage of a Family. What is tradition? How do we classify tradition in this modern day? Better yet‚ how do we continue a tradition passed down from generation to generation through the family tree? To explore these thought provoking questions‚ Alice Walker’s “ Everyday Use”‚ Torsney and Elsley’s “Quilt Culture: Tracing the Pattern”‚ and “Heritage and Deracination” by David Cohort analyze the historical context of quilting

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    In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ tradition and culture play a big part in the story’s theme; tradition and culture also play a big part in Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” The effects that culture and tradition had in “Everyday Use” were similar to Sherman Alexie’s story but the ways that they were displayed were not the same. In many ways‚ “Everyday Use” showed the effect that culture had on its’ characters mainly Dee. Through the stories Thomas-Builds-the-Fire

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