Is "To Kill a Mockingbird" (by Harper Lee) a novel about racism?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Thus, the author has set a white man whose anti the rest of the community making this book through the trial a well built plea against black people hatred ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Context of the novel.. The background of the novel written by Harper Lee.. The town where the story takes place.. The most interesting character to analyse.. Is racism a minor theme of the book?. An efficient plea against...»

Vision in the prologue and battle royal scene of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/09/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « and motifs; images of sight, of the visible and the invisible, of black and white, dark and light, have been counted through, assembled, interpreted ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The individuals the narrator encounters.. Ellison's opening paragraph.. An ironic use of the word spook. . Arguments of critics.. F.H. Langman's argument that the novel does not cohere in a satisfying way.. Critic A. Robert Lee on...»

Artistic merit of rap music

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Book review   |   11/30/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « "Rap must be insulated from white supremacist criticism "Rap music, which is seen as a predominately black form of music, may be judged through the tainted ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Marvin J. Gladney's explaination of the necessarily of rap music.. Music as a form of catharsis for African-Americans.. The need to encourage the young adolescents.. New type of discrimination for rappers.. Errol A. Henderson's...»

The resurrection of narrative: Postmodern positions on knowledge in the work of Cormac McCarthy

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   09/01/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « the various moral dilemmas of a father leading his young son through a post The entire play is a dialogue between two people, Black and White, soon after ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dichotomy, set up by Lyotard in his essay titled The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge.. Technological advancement - an important aspect to consider in McCarthy's work.. McCarthy's The Road - conflict in both structure and...»

Race Poverty and the Underclass by Christopher Jencks

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Book review   |   02/20/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « "Black and white college graduates black intelligence, black moral character, and black possibility" (West Through efficient use of data Jencks is able to have ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Jencks: The basic liberal and conservative inclinations.. The 'Coleman Report'.. Jencks and West: Liberals operate out of a base of guilt.. The future of affirmative action.. Alice Walker's story and its contradictions to West.. The...»

The Time Machine and the Plight of the Chinese Immigrant in 19th Century American West

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   04/21/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « public perceived the Chinese can be seen through the political His eyes are disproportionately large and all black. space behind me it was dull white, and had ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. That Wells, the American class differences and The Time Machine. The industrialization of the West . There a similarity in the physical appearance of the Morlocks and the Chinese laborers. The similarity between the characters of The...»

"Go tell it on the mountain" of James Baldwin

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « He then turns to religion and goes through a rebirth were almost certain to be the only black people ( ) .But movies where the actors are all white and identify ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The image of 'doubles'.. Elisha as Gabriel's double and Richard Wright as David Baldwin's.. The fact that Gabriel doesn't love john like a father loves his own child.. This idea of contradiction....»

Darkness and Light in "Heart of Darkness"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   04/18/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « in his perception of the difference between the white men and the black men, however Through these two types of men, Conrad creates another illustration of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The two worlds where Marlow travels . Marlow as a symbol of light. The gray areas described as 'false light'. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Incidents in the life of a slave girl, by Harriet Jacobs

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « that time of the inferiority of black men the talks about this feeling saying that white people considered A female narrative The slave life through the prism ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A bildungsroman.. The narrative of a life.. Formation.. The character confronted with her environment.. A female narrative.. The slave life through the prism of a woman's eyes.. The maternal instinct.. The relation between the author,...»

Self reliance as a means to discovering identity

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   11/07/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « more incidents with other characters, it is through these three He is unlike every other Black person in that he First we see a wealthy white trustee which a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Dr. Bledsoe instruction to the narrator to drive Mr. Norton.. Dr. Bledsoe assumtion that the narrator knows how imperative it is to limit what Mr. Norton sees.. The narrators respect for Dr. Bledsoe.. Trip to New York as a fresh...»

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