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Throughout reading Pudd’nhead Wilson the debate of “nature vs. nurture” comes up a lot. Nature vs. nurture is a debate that involves the extent in which particular behavior traits are inherited or learned by influences. “Nature” is what is considered as the pre-wiring in our brains based on our genetics. “Nurture” is factors that happenContinue reading “Pudd’nhead Wilson – Long Blog”

I’m honestly not sure if it could be considered a great American novel or not. It has some aspects of a Great American Novel but I keep debating with myself if is is or isn’t. It has some of the aspects but they aren’t considerably strong aspects. The book was written by an American author,Continue reading “Is “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” a GAN?”

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is very similar to the other books we have read in this class as the American Dream is a big part of the book. Francie’s parents, Johnny and Katie, had been working as night cleaners in a local school before Francie was born. They made around fifty dollars a monthContinue reading “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn #2”

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is about an eleven year old girl named Francie and her life in Brooklyn, New York in 1912. The first paragraph of the book describes Brooklyn as “serene” which I thought was a unusual word to describe any borough of New York but especially Brooklyn. To beContinue reading “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”

I thought Hoovervilles were an interesting thing that happened during the Great Depression. I like the humor in naming them after President Hoover who is seemingly responsible for getting these families into this sticky situation. It’s cool how each Hooverville was its own community. Each Hooverville would have its own set of unwritten rules thatContinue reading “Short Blog – 1”

I think it’s interesting how Catherine and Henry weren’t really that connected to each other before he got injured and once he starts to heal from his injury, he is talking about marriage with her. He went from a wild child to a tame guy very fast and it’s all because of her. We don’tContinue reading “A Farewell to Arms- Reflection”