First essay: James Baldwin's "Going to Meet the Man."
About the author: America hated him. He was black and was famous for supporting Malcolm X and Martin Luther. Baldwin grew up with an abusive Christian step-dad. He later too became a preacher at a Pentecostal church.
The Story: The story begins with the Sheriff, Jesse and his wife, Grace, laying in bed and for some reason Jesse is "too tired" from overworking to have sex. However, this douche bag states that he thought about a black prostitute and he was excited about that... but he was grossed out at the same time by thinking about this "beast" looking woman... the hatred portrayed by Baldwin is so good. No wonder America hated him.
Second essay: Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge."
About the Author:
The Story: The story has it's up and downs and I believe Hardy's biggest theme that plays throughout the The Mayor of Casterbridge, is karma. Henchard sells his wife and daughter. Wife and daughter come back to find that he is now the Mayor. Henchard and wife remarry. Wife dies. The new dude from Scotland is being respected more by the townspeople. The daughter had actually died so this new daughter isn't even his. He's an asshole to her. He tries to get back with his other girl but she falls in love with the Scot. He's no longer mayor. He's poor again. He dies when his daughter decides to forgive him.
The Story: The story has it's up and downs and I believe Hardy's biggest theme that plays throughout the The Mayor of Casterbridge, is karma. Henchard sells his wife and daughter. Wife and daughter come back to find that he is now the Mayor. Henchard and wife remarry. Wife dies. The new dude from Scotland is being respected more by the townspeople. The daughter had actually died so this new daughter isn't even his. He's an asshole to her. He tries to get back with his other girl but she falls in love with the Scot. He's no longer mayor. He's poor again. He dies when his daughter decides to forgive him.
Third essay: James Joyce's "Dubliners."
Fourth essay: Mark Twain's "The Diary of Adam" and "The Diary of Eve."
Fifth Essay: Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Movable Feast," and "The Snow of Killimanjaro."
Sixth Essay: Faulkner's "As I lay Dying" and "Light in August."
Seventh Essay: Nathaniel West's "Miss Lonelyhearts."
Eighth Essay: Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," and "Mrs. Dalloway's party."
Ninth Essay: Walt Whitman's "A song to myself."
Seventh Essay: Nathaniel West's "Miss Lonelyhearts."
Eighth Essay: Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," and "Mrs. Dalloway's party."
Ninth Essay: Walt Whitman's "A song to myself."
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