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Written by the Students of Baruch College

colonialism

Just not a novel where one person can fully understand it

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— Anonymous I felt that the book “Remembering Babylon” by David Malouf shouldn’t be considered a great work. It was a hard book to decipher, and I had to use other sources to help get the true meaning of the texts. This ruins the whole purpose of reading a book if at the end of […]

These two works represented the Native-American culture that she takes great pride in

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—Kevin Chen I believe that Harjo’s poems are classified as a “great works” text. From the two poetic works of hers, “Everybody Has a Heartache: A Blues” and “An American Sunrise, we realize a lot of Joy Harjo’s background. These two works of writing represented the American culture, specifically the Native-American culture that she takes […]

Native Americans’ experience in the lands of the Americas

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—Anonymous “An American Sunrise” is a short poem from Joy Harjo which talks about the Native Americans’ experience in the lands of the Americas. This short poem talks about how there was some injustice against the Indians as according to the “Indian” Problem. The “Indian” Problem was the problem that American colonists had created because […]

Remembering Babylon written by David Malouf is …

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— Mingma Sherpa Remembering Babylon written by David Malouf is a novel that depicts tales of racism, colonialism, and sexism. The novel was an interesting and difficult read. Controversial topics like colonialism and racism have been given emphasis in the novel. However, more than colonialism and racism, the portrayal of female characters as a source […]

“Things Fall Apart” is a great work …

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— Kevin Pagan “Things Fall Apart” is a great work. It is an engaging novel that dives deeply into the Igbo culture and features themes of colonialism, patriarchy, etc. You get a sense of what it is like to be part of the Igbo culture. Achebe shows us how the Igbo viewed the world around […]

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