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The Outsiders – Gender
The morning after Ponyboy comes home following his and Johnny’s running away has a hint at gender roles and the modified roles Ponyboy and his brothers take on now that they are orphans. “The first one up has to fix … Continue reading
Outsiders Point
“Johnny Cade was last and least” (Hinton 11). This is the first sentence Ponyboy uses to describe Johnny, and it does not give a feeling of caring. To call one “least” would imply that they are “less” and not as … Continue reading
Close Reading Blog Group A
Victor Frankenstein, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, has created life in the form of a monster. This haunts him, and only becomes worse once the monster begins to terrorize his family. However, there are rare moments of peace that come to … Continue reading
Comparative Blog: Frankenstein and Vietnam Draft Protests
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it” (Shelley 87). Frankenstein’s monster has searched for his creator only to be faced with the reality that his creator wishes to … Continue reading
Group A Summary Post
In the Till Packet, there are two articles that explain the tragic death of Emmett Till. The first article, from Slate Magazine, “The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi” by William Bradford Huie was written at the time of … Continue reading