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    Toni Cade Bambara’s story‚ “Raymond’s run‚” takes place in a neighborhood. Hazel‚ a runner‚ is about to be in a race a with Gretchen. Hazel has won many races and has gotten many medals. Hazel is determined to win. Gretchen thinks Hazel is going to lose and she will win because n Gretchen’s mind she is the best. One lesson in the story is‚ be confident. From the very beginning the author shows how confident Hazel is. Hazel sticks up for her brother. In the story it says‚ “... and the

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    The novel Jazz by Toni Morrison is a great historical fiction that portrays the lives of African Americans men and woman’s via race‚ gender‚ and music. The novel offers many critical approaches but Feminist/Gender stands out as the main approach because of the novel themes portrayed by the African American women’s characters‚ such as their romantic love and relationships; desire; power and role in the society; and the violence. Toni Morrison does an exceptional job with the novel characters and

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    What people experience in their childhood reflects on their personality and how they behave. In this short story called Raymond’s Run by Tony Cade Bambara‚ the protagonist Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker‚ known as Squeaky minds her older brother who has mental retardation. Looking after her brother and keep herself up as a fabulous runner really make her strong physically and mentally; she is a girl who strongly believes in practice to get anything better‚ and she respects anyone who works hard as

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    Toni Cade Bambara’s “Raymond’s Run” On the surface‚ “Raymond’s Run” seems like a children’s tale of schoolyard competition. If we look a little deeper we can uncover themes of equality and of going against the social norm. The racial lines are blurred as the

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    Enormous Radio‚" has become a prominent feature in contemporary works by Toni Morrison (Beloved‚ 1987)‚ Donald Barthelme (The Dead Father‚ 1975)‚ Alice Walker (The Color Purple‚ 1982) and William Kennedy (Quinn ’s Book‚ 1988). The appeal of magic realism lies in its effective resolution of the tension between realism and experimentation‚

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    appreciated‚ and people should be “equal”. A song that demonstrates this is “Honor to Us All”‚ which emphasizes on the fact that girls can only do one thing to get their family honor: Marry someone else. This is similar to Squeaky‚ the protagonist of Toni Cade Bambara’s story‚ Raymond’s Run that takes place Harlem‚ New York. Squeaky is a character who loves to run and does not have time

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    being innocent because everyone knows that you do not have as much experience as adults do. Thomas Gray misses this aspect of being a kid‚ but also knows that it is important to learn new things and to understand that the world is not perfect. In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson‚” a group of poor African American girls are unaware of how other people live until they meet an African American woman named Miss Moore and she teaches them an important lesson. The girls find Miss Moore to be incredibly

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    Previous Page | Table of Contents | Next Page Downloadable / Printable Version CHAPTER SUMMARY / NOTES: SULA BY TONI MORRISON OVERALL ANALYSIS CHARACTER ANALYSIS Sula Peace Sula is a dark character‚ emotionally defined by a sense of evil and physically defined by her black coloring‚ as well as the darkening birthmark in the shape of a rose that adorns her eye. As a child‚ she is strange‚ mysterious‚ somewhat defiant‚ and definitely different from those around her. Her life is shaped

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    Is pride beneficial? At what point does pride become destructive? In the three short stories‚ "The Lesson"‚ "The Cask of Amontillado"‚ and "The Scarlet Ibis‚" each protagonist displays a sense of pride and confidence in their actions. Sylvia of Toni Cade Bambara’s "The Lesson"‚ is brought to a toystore by Miss Moore‚ an educated neighbor. She realizes that the only people who can afford to pay the outrageous prices on toy boats and clowns are successful people‚ and she resolves to be a part of that

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    NBFO’s Toni Cade would in her essay‚ The Black Women‚ form a “critique of both the women’s movement and male-led black politics...[where] gender‚ race‚ and class worked together to oppress everyone.”8 The vast reach of oppression was even present in black feminist

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