In the prologue of Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, Jennifer was at her daughters’ soccer game while her husband and son was out bonding. While she was at the game, Ronald and his daughter Raven showed up to watch Brittany’s game and...
As humans, our minds tend to form thoughts based on different aspects of people without having facts to back them up. It is purely a human tendency, sometimes even uncontrollable. This is also known as profiling. Profiling can be based on many factors, such as...
It seems to me, that stories of rape, or kidnapping, or anythign else that may involve someone being hurt were quite interesting. I would say that “Picking Cotton” was the same. One of my greatest fears involves me getting kidnapped, or held against my will...
The short story ‘Marigolds’ by Eugenia Collier, explores the impact of poverty from the Great Depression not only in the lives of the adult, but also in the children. The confusion of hopelessness and fear of there future is explored throughout the story. During the...
Introduction The phrase “King Cotton” popped up in the 1800s to show just how important cotton was in the South’s economy. This little saying summed up how much money and power the cotton business had back then. Cotton wasn’t just a crop; it shaped society,...
