Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature 18 November 2020 Third Project- The Dew Breaker Stories Analyzation Game For my third project, I decided to do another interactive and more visual project for the assignment. I chose to focus my project on Edwidge Danticat’s The Dew Breaker stories. I found The Dew Breaker… Read more Third Project- The Dew Breaker Stories Analyzation Game
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Weekly Reflections- Theme of Grief and Trauma in The Dew Breaker
Reflection The stories that are in The Dew Breaker are all loosely related to each other, some with similar characters, or some characters that are the same and overlap into the other stories. One theme that seems to be apparent in all of the different stories is the theme of grief and or trauma. … Read more Weekly Reflections- Theme of Grief and Trauma in The Dew Breaker
Weekly Reflection- The Dew Breaker: The Book of Miracles
Reflection In the story The Book of Miracles, I found it interesting how this story seemed to focus more on Anne’s past, and the first story seemed to focus a lot on Papa’s past. We learn that Anne also has a lot of past traumas, and that she lost her brother when she was… Read more Weekly Reflection- The Dew Breaker: The Book of Miracles
Weekly Reflection- The Dew Breaker: The Funeral Singer
Reflection I found this story very sad, yet interesting. Some of the other stories depict children who are forced into dealing with adult situations, or who are forced to grow up faster, this story seems to be more of the opposite in my opinion. These young adult women have to sort of confront their… Read more Weekly Reflection- The Dew Breaker: The Funeral Singer
Weekly Questions- The Dew Breaker: The Bridal Seamstress
Does the guard actually live in the empty house next to Beatrice? During the reading, I believed Beatrice when she was telling Aline that there was a guard that lived in the house next door to her who was abusive to her back in Haiti. At one point, Aline questions Beatrice wondering if it… Read more Weekly Questions- The Dew Breaker: The Bridal Seamstress
Weekly Questions- Danticat- The Dew Breaker: The Book of the Dead
Why is Papa missing right at the start of the story? Where might he be? The fact that Papa is missing right at the beginning of the story draws the reader in, making it seem like it is going to be a mystery story. Once I found out that Papa was missing, I started… Read more Weekly Questions- Danticat- The Dew Breaker: The Book of the Dead
Weekly Questions- Death and the King’s Horseman
What is the importance of the moon throughout the story? Elesin shows interest in the moon several times throughout the play. The moon can represent several things such as life, death, change, cycles of life, rebirth, etc. When Elesin is in jail and he is looking to the moon, I thought that it represented… Read more Weekly Questions- Death and the King’s Horseman
Revised Second Project
Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature October 20, 2020 Second Project- Themes and Symbols in Shakuntala For my second project, I decided to do a more interactive and visual project. I decided to do a Jeopardy type “game”. I chose to do this project on Kalidasa’s play Shakuntala. I wanted to focus… Read more Revised Second Project
Revised First Project
Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature 27 September 2020 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Religious Analysis Olaudah Equiano’s narrative is an extremely devastating account of his life and the way that him and those of his culture are treated. By the end of his emotional narrative, he is able to… Read more Revised First Project
Project 2- Shakuntala Themes and Symbols
Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature October 20, 2020 Second Project- Themes and Symbols in Shakuntala For my second project, I decided to do a more interactive and visual project. I decided to do a Jeopardy type “game”. I chose to do this project on Kalidasa’s play Shakuntala. I wanted to focus… Read more Project 2- Shakuntala Themes and Symbols