1 John Edgar Wideman’s “Our Time” is a fascinating story of his younger brother Robby and the troubles and difficulties he had growing up in the neighborhood of Homewood. Wideman puts a different aspect on this story when writing; he tells us the story from three different points of views. He does this to give us a better understanding of the characters in “Our Time.” This story is not just about his brother Robby‚ and the troubles he goes through in life. John Wideman puts so much of his own personal
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their struggles in life and Wideman’s main character in “Our Time”‚ Robby is no different. It all starts with the death of his street brother Garth‚ at first the reader doesn’t understand why this was the turning point in Robby’s life. However‚ we soon see how much Garth meant to Robby. Yet‚ while Robby plays a prominent role in this story he is not the main focus throughout the story. Also‚ Robby as a narrator is not the only one speaking. Wideman was brilliant to do this because you see Robby’s story
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Alex Leen 9/5/12 English 110‚ 11:00 Final Draft of paper 1 In the essay “Our Time” by John Edgar Wideman he often takes a break from the narrative to address that he has many problems as a writer. He does this to try to consciously address these problems and hopefully solve these problems. He believes that if these problems are not rectified he would destroy any chance he has at telling a truthful account of his brother’s story. To rectify these problems he employs a variety of unique techniques
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Ms.Hassenkamp CP English II April 1st‚ 2014 In Our Time Assignment Gertrude Stein was quoted as saying that “… those who went to war missed civilizing and apart of the “Lost Generation.” The Lost Generation is considered the generation of men who were involved in World War I and as a result of their war experiences it caused disruption within the human mind‚ causing cultural and emotional instability. The term civilized or civilizing is another
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The Weird Ways of Wideman “Our Time” is an interesting story that displays many different styles of writing that not everyone is accustomed to. The author twists and turns the story many different directions throughout‚ which provides for an alluring read. The story “Our Time” by John Edgar Wideman attempts to tell the sad tale of Wideman’s brother‚ Robby. Robby is in jail at the time and Wideman is trying to piece together the parts of his younger brother’s life that landed him in prison. Throughout
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still got paid. As a result of no past suspension‚ Dennis Wideman deserves to be suspended‚ but with pay. People make mistakes and this is a mistake.The league made the right decision suspending him‚ but with without pay. Dennis Wideman was all caught up in the action and made a bonehead play and I can almost guarantee that he would go back in time and change what he did‚ lots of people make bad decision and this was one‚ Dennis Wideman should be suspended with pay because a player named Rafi Torres
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of encouragement can help a person reach their goals. The quote is also relatable to John Edgar Wideman‚ author of “Our Time.” In his essay‚ Wideman speaks of his gangster brother‚ Robby‚ and the bad decisions he made. However‚ instead of helping his younger brother during his rough patches‚ Wideman stays in another city and does not involve himself with his family‚ especially his brother. If Wideman had encouraged Robby to stop his gangster ways‚ Robby most likely would have discontinued his criminal
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