Category Archives: Jessica Keaton

Postcolonialism

Posted on November 23, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place, 23-37 Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place is, in short, a postcolonial rant about the woes of the colonized people against the colonizer. In this case, Kincaid is from Antigua and is ranting about … Continue reading →

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The Mayor

Posted on November 16, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Luis Sepúlveda, The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, (12-25) In chapter two of Luis Sepúlveda’s The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, the natives’ feelings of distain for the mayor are revealed. He is described, in the … Continue reading →

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Deadline

Posted on November 9, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Johnson, Big Dead Place, 217-233, Creative Assignment Deadline From: Franklin, Louisa Sent: 10/26/2009 8:31 AM To: Keaton, Jessica Re: Newspaper?!?! Jessica, Haven’t heard anything from you this morning about the newspaper. What’s the status? LF From: Keaton, Jessica … Continue reading →

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Down With the Sickness…and Trigonometry

Posted on November 2, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Christa Wolf, Accident: A Day’s News (Creative Assignment) And its daylight in the mists of Septemer. Enter blankets and moons during the morning sunrise. Enter bus stops and calculating seating charts unbeknownst to the reader. Hello father. Where … Continue reading →

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Valley-Born, Mountain-Bred

Posted on October 26, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Osundare, The Eye of the Earth, 43-44 Valley-Born Valley-born, mountain-bred. I have frolicked through leaf-covered forests, Smelled the pines as I brushed their rough skins, With windbreaker sleeves and torn, blue sneakers. Leapt onto rotten oak stumps and … Continue reading →

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The Conservationist-Deliverance Connection

Posted on October 19, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Gordimer, The Conservationist, 22-37 In this section of Nadine Gordimer’s The Conservationalist, the main character, Mehring, makes his confused and objective view of women known when he has dinner with a female friend. Throughout the section, Mehring comments … Continue reading →

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Women and the Pastoral

Posted on October 12, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Tredinnick, The Blue Plateau, pages 1-64 The pastoral is defined as the celebration of the idyllic, rustic life in literature, music, and art. In Mark Tredinnick’s The Blue Plateau, the book itself is defined as pastoral literature on the … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Zodiac

Posted on September 28, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, (113-124)  Throughout the semester, common themes have been present in many of the works we have encountered. Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide is no exception. In my section, the theme of ancient knowledge … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Bleed Red

Posted on September 21, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Ishimure, Lake of Heaven (287-337) Whether it is the color of the cherry blossom or the large dot in the middle of the country’s flag, the color red defines Japanese culture. This association between red and Japan is … Continue reading →

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The Rong-Matthiessen River Connection

Posted on September 14, 2010 by babyhouse89

Jessica Keaton Peter Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard (155-175) In this section of Peter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard, I noticed that his views of nature being both a positive and negative force echo those of Jiang Rong in Wolf Totem. In … Continue reading →

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