Essays on Race and Ethnicity

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The Six Mountains on African Literature

7 pages / 3314 words

Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong is quoted as having said that a Chinese man has three mountains on his back. The first is colonial oppression, the second is the oppression of tradition, and the third is his own backwardness. A woman, however, has a fourth mountain...

African American African Art

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The Symbol of The Hurricane in "Every Little Hurricane"

2 pages / 1000 words

The understanding of the readers is dependent on the manner in which they interpret the symbols used in literary works. Symbolism is a literary device which entails the conveying of specific themes and messages through symbols. The symbols help in relaying deeper meanings in a...

Native American Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

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Sherman Alexie’s Survival Equation and The Resilience of Native American Culture

2 pages / 1025 words

Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven portrays the hardships faced by Native Americans at the hands of the overpowering force of mainstream American culture. Alexie uses multiple perspectives in his book to convey the complexity of the situation on the reservation....

Native American Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

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The Relationship Between Storytelling and Storyteller in Sherman Alexie’s "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"

2 pages / 849 words

Sherman Alexie composed “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” as a series of digressions that shed light on the inner demons of the narrator. The story clearly demonstrates elements of Native American folklore, which are appropriate for both Alexie and the narrator. The...

Native American Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

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Lone Ranger and Tonto: Struggles with Isolation and Assimilation

2 pages / 1062 words

Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is a collection of short stories that explores the continuing Native American struggles in the modern era. The product of more than 500 years of oppression and persecution, the world of the Native American reservations...

Native American Sherman Alexie The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

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Challenging Or Naturalizing Ideas About Australia in Remembering Babylon

3 pages / 1503 words

In the grace period of Australia’s colonial development, many cultural assumptions and ideas were created in response to the increase of British immigration. Australia was a home away from home, a land of opportunity and adventure that allowed the English populace ‘freedom’ from the almost...

Australia Cultural Identity Literature Review

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Environmental Determinants and Agriculture as Discussed in Mariano Azuela's Novel The Underdog

1 page / 827 words

Environmental determinism claims that a society’s physical environment predetermines its social and cultural development. Naturally, environmental determinists would argue that Mexico’s appreciation of nature and agricultural roots influence its circular outlook and thus determine its laidback mentality. Mariano Azuela’s The Underdogs tells the story of...

Mexican

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The Theme of Sruggling with Cultural Identity: The Inheritance of Loss by Karen Desi

1 page / 918 words

Introduction Throughout Karen Desai’s novel, The Inheritance of Loss, the Judge’s westernization and Indian resentment amplify during his studies in England despite confronting both internal and external facets of racism. In postcolonial India, the English were perceived to be highly educated and wealthy which appealed...

Cultural Identity Novel

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The Role of National Identity in "The English Patient"

1 page / 923 words

Who we are is shaped by where we are from. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay This is a common thread in the human experience; our backgrounds...

National Identity Novel

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Ethnic Assimilation in 'The Dim Sum of All Things'

1 page / 1114 words

With the increasing emphasis on cultural exchange in recent literature, writers have attempted to point out how difficult it was for the people to maintain their ethnic identity besides their national identity. Assimilation into the mainstream American culture seems to be a primordial way of...

Asian American Novel

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Ethnic Identity Presented by Marshall and Phillips

1 page / 1597 words

If a novel is indeed grounded in a vision of the world, how do authors who find themselves essentially “groundless”, caught in a web of shifting homes, cultural allegiances, and ethnic identities find their unique vision? Paule Marshall and Caryl Phillips, both authors of Caribbean...

Ethnicity Novel

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Black Oppression in Preceding Apartheid as Depicted in Mine Boy

1 page / 1611 words

Peter Abrahams’ Mine Boy illustrates in beautiful and haunting prose the oppression black citizens of South Africa faced in the years preceding apartheid. The country’s white minority imposed its power over black South Africans in several ways, the most significant of which are succinctly listed...

African American Fiction Oppression

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The State of African American Society in Jesmyn Ward Men We Reaped

1 page / 863 words

The United States of America is a country that, despite much of the relatively progress in race relations, remains gained by a history of prejudice. Even today, elements of our society have a significant impact on the life expectancy and mortality rates of African-Americans. According...

African American Book Review

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Mother Figure in Gloria Naylor's Mama Day

1 page / 1806 words

There are many different ways to describe the mysticism that pervades Willow Springs in Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day. Most people would call it magic, but every character would describe it differently. Mama Day would call it seeing. Dr. Buzzard would name it voodoo. Cocoa would...

African American

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Respect and Yearning for Different Culture

1 page / 892 words

Charles Dickens’ essay The Noble Savage and and H. Rider Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines both communicate an agenda set forth by the author. In his essay, Dickens conveys his distaste for the sympathy he sees bestowed upon the native people of Africa by his countrymen...

African American Charles Dickens Literature Review

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Race' as a Natural and a Cultural Concept

4 pages / 1644 words

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. contends “race” is not itself a natural entity, rather a synthetic construct used to degrade certain peoples. He implores society to move forward free from the shackles of categorization, liberating itself from a false reality. While this commentary holds significant merit...

American Literature Ethnicity The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man

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Questioning The Identity: The Meaning of Being an American

4 pages / 1750 words

In The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton attempts to recapture the essence of Old New York, a moment in late 19th century American history when social interaction was dictated by rigid standards of propriety and style. As Wharton explores this milieu through her protagonist Newland...

American Identity American Literature The Age of Innocence

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Individuals and Community

8 pages / 3593 words

“Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.” These are the words of the 19th century writer and poet Oscar Wilde, and they perfectly illustrate the oft-contentious dispute between individualism and conformity to the community. Indeed, this dispute...

Native American Sherman Alexie

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Analyzing Chabon Antagonist

2 pages / 937 words

The legends of Coyote go back hundreds of years, finding their beginnings in ancient Native American roots. In fact, the tales of Coyote have no real origin; many American Indian tribes have their own perspective of him. However, one of the most frequently occurring similarities...

Mythology Native American