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Literary Critiques
Literary Critiques
Literary summary critique for, "Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo," by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence. Babylon's Ark is the incredible true story of South…
The novel is about a black young man who is searching for his destiny. As a black person, white society had ostricised him as an,"Invisible Man." As a black boy…
"Black Rain" by Masuji Ibuse The main characters of the "Black Rain" novel are: (uncle) Shizuma, (aunt) Shigeko, (and their neice) Yasuko. In the beginning of the novel Yasuko attempts…
The story's setting is in Pondicherry, India. The story's theme is based on one's personal spiritual faith in God. Piscine Molitor Patel is the prominent character in this story. The…
One of the most important elements of the Allied Cultures Against Discrimination concerns the arena of female civil rights. This topic has recently gained publicity in a class action suit…
E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India Published first in 1924, E.M. Forster’s best known work, A Passage to India, is a masterpiece in describing the clash between two cultures. Written…
“Privilege, Power, and Difference" By Allan G. Johnson An account of how privileges such as being “white,” male, heterosexual and nondisabled has evolved over the years, and the history of…
Progressive Community Organizing By Loretta Pyles Progressive Community Organizing is a short yet robust book, packed with ideas and historical movements in the name of bringing justice through organization. Despite…
Identity Before Identity Politics By Linda Nicholson Identity Before Identity Politics is a wonderful book by Linda Nicholson that uses the transgression of discoveries in psychology to show how the…
"Passing" in "The Ways of White Folk"by Langston Hughes “Passing” is a 5 page synopsis of a letter written by the main character, Jack, to his black mother. In his…
“Getting Even: Why Women Don’t Get Paid Like Men” By Murphy & Graff Chapter 5 of “Getting Even: Why Women Don’t Get Paid Like Men” titled “Plain Old Discrimination” the…
“We Are All the Same” By Jim Wooten This heart-warming tale of a South African boy with AIDS is both powerful and eye-opening. Written by an award-winning journalist, the book…
“The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America” By Jonathan Kozol In “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America,” activist and…
“Shooting an Elephant” By George Orwell George Orwell, internationally renowned author of Animal Farm and 1984, was born in India in 1903. His father was a British civil servant there,…
“How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents” By Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez’s novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, a semi-autobiographical account of a family’s immigration to America, begins…
“Waiting for the Barbarians” By J.M. Coetzee Internationally acclaimed South African author J.M. Coetzee shows both his literary power and political/social insight in his novel Waiting for the Barbarians (1980).…
“A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” By Ishmael Beah In "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" Ishmael Beah depicts the reality of the atrocities…
“Leola and the Honeybears: An African American Retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears” By Melodyue Benson Rosales Melodye Benson Rosales’ Leola and the Honeybears: An African American Retelling of…
“War and Truth” By Alicia Ghiragossian In “War and Truth” (also available in Spanish) Alicia Ghiragossian, Nobel nominated Armenian-Argentinean poet brings to light many human rights issues that the recent…
“The Bluest Eye” By Toni Morrison In “The Bluest Eye,” written by Toni Morrison, the author elaborates on the following African – American themes: ugliness, black racial prejudice, importance of…
“Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire” By Rafe Esquith This is a must read for educators of all ages. Rafe Esquith teaches 5th grade in a Los Angeles neighborhood where…
“A Task” By Czeslaw Milosz Czeslaw Milosz, Polish poet, essayist, prose writer, and Nobel Prize winner captures the essence of an oppressed mind victimized by the discriminations of the communist…
“Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago” By LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman with David Isay Although not a feel-good story, this is a powerful poignant…
“Looking into and behind the color-blind mind” By Ellis Cose In "Looking into and behind the color-blind mind," affirmative action has made people falsely believe that American Society is color-blind.…
“The Face of My Childhood” By Alicia Ghiragossian In “Beyond the Words” Alicia Ghiragossian reveals a profoundly poignant poem about her identity issue and how powerfully it pierces her existence.…
“Outcasts United” By Warren St. John Luma Mufleh, known as Coach Luma, is a 33-year-old Jordanian woman whose coaching efforts are chronicled in this great book about the success of…
“Cultural Diversity in the United States” By Larry L. Naylor “Cultural Diversity in the United States” examines culture and diversity topics, in regard to the following categorizations: (1) Culture and…