Mihalis Sourgiadakis Prof. Helm 12/3/2024 Women have always been held to an unrealistic beauty standard that others never are. This is because men are supposedly meant to do all the physical and laborious duties while women are supposed to take more of a support role. This is something that has radically changed in the UnitedContinue reading “Beauty is A Prison just as it is our Wings to Fly.”
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Scars of the Past; The Determination of Legacy and Redemption in The Dew Breaker
How is one’s legacy determined? Is it determined by their past actions or how they developed as a person throughout their life? In the story, The Dew Breaker, by Edwidge Danticat, a man faces his past actions throughout his everyday life. There is a complex relationship between personal trauma and the way that the traumaContinue reading “Scars of the Past; The Determination of Legacy and Redemption in The Dew Breaker”
Colonialism represented in act 5 of “Death and the Kings Horseman
Grief Within the Dew Breaker
Dew Breaker, written by Edwidge Danticat, is a book created by short stories to conclude a bigger picture, the idea of grief. Danticat smoothly connects the idea of grief and the wide range of ways people can cope with it from person to person in this book. The way Danticat creates this story is byContinue reading “Grief Within the Dew Breaker”
Transformative Feminism Throughout the Ages
Feminism is an evolving movement, it seeks to challenge and dismantle societal norms that perpetuate gender inequality. In 2024, Feminism emphasizes the liberation of all people, particularly women, from oppressive systems. However it might not have always been that way. Stories like “The Dew Breaker” by Edwidge Danticat and the film “Barbie” both engage withContinue reading “Transformative Feminism Throughout the Ages”
Death and the King’s Horseman: Suppression of Culture (Unessay)
Death and the King’s Horseman was first published in 1975 by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka. Set in 1940s Yoruba, the play covers the cultural crash between British colonizers and native Nigerians. All while following the narrative of Elesin Oba; a Nigerian horseman who must commit ritual suicide to honor his king. Throughout the five actContinue reading “Death and the King’s Horseman: Suppression of Culture (Unessay)”
Colonialism In Act 5 of “Death and the Kings Horseman”
Snakes and Ann
Mihalis Sourgiadakis Prof. Helms 10/3/2024 For this project we had a choice of any material we went over this semester. I decided to go with the Dew Breaker, by Edwidge Danticat. In most of the literature we have been assigned, women aren’t given much of a role. In Soyinka, and Dew breaker, all the womanContinue reading “Snakes and Ann”
Toxic Masculinity and Violence in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman
Jerry Swedberg Professor Nic Helms Currents in Global Literature EN3515.01 18 October 2024 Toxic Masculinity and Violence in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman A defining characteristic of masculinity throughout many facets of media and culture has long been the idea that the capacity for violence is an inherently masculine trait.Continue reading “Toxic Masculinity and Violence in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman”
Greif Takes Over The Dew Breaker
Dew Breaker, written by Edwidge Danticat, connects short stories with collective grief in 1957 – 1986 during the dictatorship in Haiti. She smoothly connects the idea of grief and the wide range of ways people cope with it from person to person in this book. The way that Danticat set up this book it startsContinue reading “Greif Takes Over The Dew Breaker”
Sprockets and Springes 