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Is American Assassin a Great American Novel? First of all a lot of things that are great aren’t considered great until their time has already passed. For example some of the world’s most famous pieces of art weren’t discovered until hundreds of years after they were created. American Assassin will not take a hundred yearsContinue reading “Lyke American Assassin Long Blog”

In the novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the main character Starr Carter realizes the importance of standing up for justice after she witnesses the death of her black friend who was shot by a white police officer. In the novel, Music plays an important role in Starr’s life. I curated this playlistContinue reading “The Hate U Give: Starr Carter’s Playlist”

In 1890, the National Woman Suffrage Association and American Woman Suffrage Association combined to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. This organization led by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked to give women more rights. During the time period different radical activists like Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Olympia Brown also campaignedContinue reading “Context of The Awakening”

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?”

In ancient Greek mythology, there is a story about a son named Icarus. Icarus’ father, a genius inventor named Daedalus, created to sets of wings made of feather, wood and wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, but as Icarus was flying, he became to bold. Icarus ignored the warning,Continue reading “Edna and Icarus”

In Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain both Tom and Chambers are raised in the other’s societal role. The kid that was suppose to be a slave is raised as a slave owner and the slave owner is raised as a slave. Each kid ends up filling the role they were raised into and their birthContinue reading “Lyke Pudd’nhead Wilson Short Blog”

Yes. Let’s look at the the requirements that our class has set up for a Great American Novel and find some examples from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. American Content: The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Missouri in the 1850’s. Slavery is still a major industry and it is a major aspect of thisContinue reading “Should Huck Finn be considered a “great American novel”?”

I decided to make a playlist for Louis Zamperini’s life. Not necessarily of the type of music that I picture him listening to, but more so the type of music that describes his life and everything he went through. The majority of the songs are about surviving, and Louis’ immense strength which amazed me asContinue reading “Louis Zamperini’s Soundtrack”

In chapter eight of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, the main character Starr attends the funeral of her best friend Khalil. Khalil was unarmed and shot by a police officer after being pulled over. Starr was in the car with him and witnessed all of this. Since this event at the beginning ofContinue reading “The Hate U Give”

So far in The Hate U Give, I have really empathized with Starr, the main character and narrator. She has been dealt a tough hand, having to cope with her childhood best friend being shot by the police right in front of her. While this is something that would obviously be traumatic for anyone, itContinue reading “The Hate U Give Short Blog Dominic”