By Tabitha Lopes Story Structure and Narrative Format Danticats, The Dew Breaker, is a larger than life text that relies on the intelligence and engagement of the reader. Due to the short story cycle Danticat chose to convey her novel, it creates an interdependency on each of the narrators to give context to each ofContinue reading “Literature Review and Analysis of Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker””
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Splintered Statue
I am not sure why I wanted to draw and draw this scene from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. It was how much emotion I felt when we first read this chapter. It made me the artist in me so mad that Ka’s Father just threw an art piece that his daughter worked soContinue reading “Splintered Statue”
The Dew Breaker Bienaimé Family
Key Kirk Currents in Global Literature I made sims of the Bienaimé family from The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat. I decided to only make sims of Ka and her parents but to be very purposeful with each detail. I made Anne and Ka’s father when they were younger, around the time that the lastContinue reading “The Dew Breaker Bienaimé Family”
Motherhood and the Haunting of Trauma, Ella Orchard-Blowen
Ella Orchard-BlowenCurrents in Global Literature Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka and The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat both play with the themes of gender roles, and how they impact our societies. In both books women are often seen as filling the role of the mother, taking care of the people around themContinue reading “Motherhood and the Haunting of Trauma, Ella Orchard-Blowen”
The Dew Breaker Murder Board
by Ryleigh Simmons Link to the murder board if you want to see it bigger. Before reading my response, I would like to clarify that when I refer to Ka’s father during the time he was a Macoute, I will refer to him as either the fat man or the guard. Similarly, when I amContinue reading “The Dew Breaker Murder Board”
Silence, Gender Roles, and Trauma in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman
In literature, silence often functions as more than just the absence of speech; it serves as a powerful tool for communication, repression, and the reinforcement of societal norms. In The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat and Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka, silence takes on profound significance. Both texts explore the waysContinue reading “Silence, Gender Roles, and Trauma in The Dew Breaker and Death and the King’s Horseman “
Humanities Fear of the Super-Predator
Duncan Corrow Professor Nic Helms Critical Theory May 6th, 2024 “Humanity’s Fear of the Super Predator” There is concept in ecology known as a “super predator;” a predator with such a large perceived predation risk that even predators larger than the super predator have altered their feeding behaviors in order to adjust to theContinue reading “Humanities Fear of the Super-Predator”
Short story based on Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey
The Visit Lucy read the letter twice, to be certain she had not imagined it. But the bold, sloping hand and clear short sentences remained unaltered. Dearest Lucy, You may not know me. I am your mother’s eldest sister, Mary Ellsworth Waters, but have not had the pleasure of meeting you more than once. OurContinue reading “Short story based on Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey”
Edward Rochester as a Narrative Device
I Have No Good Title For This Essay On Gender
Cora Rodriguez Critical Theory Project Two I Have No Good Title For This Essay On Gender When I was in high school, one of my friends referred to me using she/her pronouns, which I had used for my entire life. So naturally I was surprised when I discovered that those pronouns no longer described me, leaving a heavy feeling inContinue reading “I Have No Good Title For This Essay On Gender”
Sprockets and Springes 