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In Pudd’nhead Wilson, the entire plot of the book is a lesson that we as readers can learn from. In the book, a woman named Roxy who is 1/16th black switched her baby boy with another child so that he won’t have to be a slave. Her son Tom grows into a bratty and privilegedContinue reading “Pudd’nhead Wilson Long Blog Post”

In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, it shows the harsh reality that African Americans face when encountering the police, and the stereotypes that can be made from hearing only part of a story. This quote explains the feelings and emotions characters in this book go through everyday, because they are uncertain how policeContinue reading “The Hate U Give”

So far in A Farewell to Arms, I find the relationship between Catherine Barkley and Frederick Henry very intriguing. It is different compared to relationships in past books that are in a similar time era. In Jane Eyre, the women in the book seemed very desperate to find a husband, and settled for anyone whoContinue reading “Practice Blog Post”