The Color Purple tells the story of Celie, a black woman living in the American South in the early 1900s who endures abuse from her husband and overcomes racism, misogyny, and poverty with the help of her sister Nettie and friend Shug Avery.
The document provides summaries for 18 young adult novels that deal with a variety of themes. The novels cover topics like living in poverty in Appalachia in the 1960s, coping with a secret as a young boy, the true story of a slave who became a respected marshal, and an orphaned girl traveling to England after her parents died in East Africa. The summaries briefly outline the plots and experiences of the young main characters in each novel.
This document provides information about two reading programs for high school students - the ABE Lincoln Award and the Illinois State Library Read for a Lifetime program. It includes eligibility requirements, deadlines, and prizes for both programs. It also lists and provides short summaries for 20 books that are on the reading lists for the programs.
In 1996, the Auburn University Campus Club, under the leadership of President Mary Lou Matthews, published this biographical sketch of their founder, Caroline Marshall Draughon, on the occasion of Campus Club’s 50th anniversary. As Matthews so beautifully stated, “Mrs. Draughon lived the ‘Auburn Spirit’ and provided a link between generations of Auburn students, faculty, and alumni.”
Following the death of Mrs. Draughon in 2005, Auburn University renamed the Center for the Arts & Humanities in her honor, and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Center, we offer this reprinted edition to honor her legacy and introduce her remarkable life story to another generation.
Mrs. Draughon was a frequent attendee of public humanities programs at the Center’s home, Pebble Hill, and her infectious smile and warm spirit filled the hallway on a regular basis.
We wish to thank Dr. Leah Rawls Atkins, the Center’s founding director, for the research and writing that culminated in a piece most worthy of a second printing. We also wish to thank Adriene Simon for her expert assistance with design, layout, and guiding the book through the printing process.
The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities strengthens the bonds between the College of Liberal Arts and the public by creating and implementing arts and humanities programs that explore our individual and collective experiences, values, and identifies through the past, in the present, and for the future. We are inspired by the life story of our namesake, and we believe you will be too.
This document summarizes the contemporary reception of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol when it was first published in 1843. Critics praised the vivid characters and language of the story, and predicted it would become very popular. They also recognized it had the power to change readers' hearts by promoting themes of charity, humility, and embracing the Christmas spirit. Dickens received many letters from delighted readers, showing the story was effective at spreading its message of social conscience. In short, while critics enjoyed the entertainment, they understood A Christmas Carol transcended this and could affect positive change.
William Faulkner was an American Nobel Prize winning author born in Mississippi in 1897. He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi and lived there for most of his life, drawing inspiration from the history and people of the region. Some of his most famous works include The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Absalom, Absalom! which used experimental styles like stream-of-consciousness narration and nonlinear timelines. Faulkner wrote about the decline of Southern aristocratic families and explored themes of racism, mental illness, and moral decay through complex characters and narratives. He had a long career as a novelist and screenwriter before passing away in 1962.
This document provides a summary of the plot of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. It describes Oliver's origins in a workhouse and his mistreatment there. He is apprenticed to an undertaker but runs away to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger and is brought to Fagin, a thief who trains young boys to be pickpockets. Oliver is eventually arrested but released and taken in by the kind Mr. Brownlow. However, Fagin's gang tries to recapture Oliver to prevent him from telling the authorities about their criminal activities.
This summary provides the essential information from the document in 3 sentences:
The document presents summaries of 12 books, including Ask the Passengers by A.S. King about a girl struggling with her sexuality and falling in love with another girl, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir which is set in a world inspired by ancient Rome, and The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown about the American rowing team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Several other novels are summarized related to history, romance, mysteries, and fantasy/sci-fi genres. The books span a wide range of grades and topics to appeal to diverse readers.
This document is a project proposal for the film "Girl Soldier" produced by Caspian Pictures, LLC. It provides an overview of the film including the objective to produce a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film telling the true story of the abduction of 139 girls in Uganda by the Lord's Resistance Army. It summarizes the synopsis, discusses the facts of the conflict and abductions, profiles Joseph Kony and the LRA, and outlines plans for casting, the filmmaking team, and compares it to similar films like "The Constant Gardener". The proposal is intended for potential film talent and investors.
The document provides summaries for 18 young adult novels that deal with a variety of themes. The novels cover topics like living in poverty in Appalachia in the 1960s, coping with a secret as a young boy, the true story of a slave who became a respected marshal, and an orphaned girl traveling to England after her parents died in East Africa. The summaries briefly outline the plots and experiences of the young main characters in each novel.
This document provides information about two reading programs for high school students - the ABE Lincoln Award and the Illinois State Library Read for a Lifetime program. It includes eligibility requirements, deadlines, and prizes for both programs. It also lists and provides short summaries for 20 books that are on the reading lists for the programs.
In 1996, the Auburn University Campus Club, under the leadership of President Mary Lou Matthews, published this biographical sketch of their founder, Caroline Marshall Draughon, on the occasion of Campus Club’s 50th anniversary. As Matthews so beautifully stated, “Mrs. Draughon lived the ‘Auburn Spirit’ and provided a link between generations of Auburn students, faculty, and alumni.”
Following the death of Mrs. Draughon in 2005, Auburn University renamed the Center for the Arts & Humanities in her honor, and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Center, we offer this reprinted edition to honor her legacy and introduce her remarkable life story to another generation.
Mrs. Draughon was a frequent attendee of public humanities programs at the Center’s home, Pebble Hill, and her infectious smile and warm spirit filled the hallway on a regular basis.
We wish to thank Dr. Leah Rawls Atkins, the Center’s founding director, for the research and writing that culminated in a piece most worthy of a second printing. We also wish to thank Adriene Simon for her expert assistance with design, layout, and guiding the book through the printing process.
The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities strengthens the bonds between the College of Liberal Arts and the public by creating and implementing arts and humanities programs that explore our individual and collective experiences, values, and identifies through the past, in the present, and for the future. We are inspired by the life story of our namesake, and we believe you will be too.
This document summarizes the contemporary reception of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol when it was first published in 1843. Critics praised the vivid characters and language of the story, and predicted it would become very popular. They also recognized it had the power to change readers' hearts by promoting themes of charity, humility, and embracing the Christmas spirit. Dickens received many letters from delighted readers, showing the story was effective at spreading its message of social conscience. In short, while critics enjoyed the entertainment, they understood A Christmas Carol transcended this and could affect positive change.
William Faulkner was an American Nobel Prize winning author born in Mississippi in 1897. He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi and lived there for most of his life, drawing inspiration from the history and people of the region. Some of his most famous works include The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Absalom, Absalom! which used experimental styles like stream-of-consciousness narration and nonlinear timelines. Faulkner wrote about the decline of Southern aristocratic families and explored themes of racism, mental illness, and moral decay through complex characters and narratives. He had a long career as a novelist and screenwriter before passing away in 1962.
This document provides a summary of the plot of Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. It describes Oliver's origins in a workhouse and his mistreatment there. He is apprenticed to an undertaker but runs away to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger and is brought to Fagin, a thief who trains young boys to be pickpockets. Oliver is eventually arrested but released and taken in by the kind Mr. Brownlow. However, Fagin's gang tries to recapture Oliver to prevent him from telling the authorities about their criminal activities.
This summary provides the essential information from the document in 3 sentences:
The document presents summaries of 12 books, including Ask the Passengers by A.S. King about a girl struggling with her sexuality and falling in love with another girl, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir which is set in a world inspired by ancient Rome, and The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown about the American rowing team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Several other novels are summarized related to history, romance, mysteries, and fantasy/sci-fi genres. The books span a wide range of grades and topics to appeal to diverse readers.
This document is a project proposal for the film "Girl Soldier" produced by Caspian Pictures, LLC. It provides an overview of the film including the objective to produce a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film telling the true story of the abduction of 139 girls in Uganda by the Lord's Resistance Army. It summarizes the synopsis, discusses the facts of the conflict and abductions, profiles Joseph Kony and the LRA, and outlines plans for casting, the filmmaking team, and compares it to similar films like "The Constant Gardener". The proposal is intended for potential film talent and investors.
Buddy Holly is Alive and Well - Bradley DentonGeorge Grayson
This document is a science fiction short story that tells the story of Oliver Vale, who was conceived on the same night that Buddy Holly died in a plane crash. Oliver believes he has a psychic connection to Buddy Holly. One night while watching TV, the picture cuts out and when it returns, Oliver sees Buddy Holly standing alone on a gray plain inside his television set. Buddy Holly appears confused by where he is. Oliver closes his eyes, hoping it's just a dream, but when he opens them Buddy is still there, looking around as if he's lost something.
The document provides a summary of the plot and characters of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. It identifies the main characters including Oliver Twist, Mr. Bumble, Noah Claypole, Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, Nancy, and Mr. Brownlow. It then poses a series of questions about the characters, plot points, themes, and moral lessons of the novel.
The document provides an overview of new and notable young adult literature, including book summaries and recommendations. It discusses titles such as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow, Cabinet of Wonders, and The Adoration of Jenna Fox. The document also mentions several awards for young adult literature, such as the Newbery Medal and the Printz Award, and provides short summaries of award-winning and recommended titles.
Kids, Kids… Is it Nature, Nurture or Personal Choice? A Christian Perspectiveniwres
The document discusses various biblical figures and their families, describing fathers and sons who behaved badly, disobeyed, or had troubled relationships. It also discusses Ellen White's parenting of her son Edson, acknowledging some of her parenting mistakes but also holding Edson responsible for his own choices. The document advocates disciplining children and cites biblical passages about honoring parents.
Charles Dickens was a famous English novelist born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He wrote the classic novel Oliver Twist about an orphan boy born in a workhouse who endures many hardships. Some of the major characters include Oliver Twist, the innocent orphan boy at the center of the story; Fagin, a criminal who trains homeless children to be pickpockets; and Nancy, a young prostitute who risks her life to help Oliver escape from Fagin and the abusive Bill Sikes. The document provides biographical details about Dickens and background information on Victorian England and some of the key characters in Oliver Twist.
Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre, which tells the story of Jane Eyre, an orphaned girl in the 19th century struggling against societal expectations. Jane endures a harsh childhood and takes a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester. On their wedding day, it is revealed that Mr. Rochester is already married to the insane Bertha Mason, who is kept locked in the attic of Thornfield. Jane flees, but later reunites with Mr. Rochester after he is widowed by a fire set by Bertha.
Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American writer born in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her bachelor's degree from Loyola University and her master's from the University of Iowa. Cisneros is best known for her novel The House on Mango Street and short story collection Women Hollering Creek. Her writing often explores themes of feminism, border culture, and the Mexican-American experience. Cisneros continues to write and is currently working on several new books.
This document provides a detailed summary of the plot of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire and the 1951 film adaptation. It describes the characters including Blanche DuBois who seeks refuge with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley in New Orleans. Tensions arise between Blanche and the working-class Stanley. The story culminates in Stanley raping Blanche in a climactic scene. By the end, Blanche has lost her grip on reality and is sent to an institution, highlighting the play's themes of desire, betrayal, and madness.
This document provides summaries of 20 books available in the new 7B library collection at the school. The books cover a wide range of genres including dystopian fiction, mysteries, adventures, and historical fiction. They involve themes of survival after natural disasters, cyborg identity, rivalries competing for prizes, wishes with limitations, environmental activism, summer jobs, and magical mirrors. The ages of the main characters range from 10 to 16 years old. Settings include ruined cities, futuristic societies, summer camps, and historical time periods.
Oliver Twist is an orphan born to a mother who died giving birth to him. He spends his early years in an orphanage where he and the other children suffer from constant hunger. After getting in a fight with an employee, Oliver runs away to London where he meets Jack Dawkins, who offers him shelter. However, Oliver finds himself surrounded by a gang of thieves led by the evil Fagin, and struggles to survive on the streets of London as he is driven from place to place.
The document provides an overview of the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. It discusses that Oliver Twist was born into poverty in a workhouse and spent his early life in poor conditions. As a character, Oliver represents purity and virtue despite being raised in a corrupt environment. He does not become angry or resentful when mistreated, but remains good-natured. The document asserts that through Oliver's character, Dickens aimed to challenge the Victorian idea that criminals are born evil and instead show that environment shapes morality.
This document provides summaries and call numbers for 20 young adult books. It includes brief descriptions of each book's plot and characters. The books cover a variety of genres, including historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, and contemporary realistic fiction. Most of the descriptions are 2-3 sentences that highlight the essential story elements and characters.
The document provides biographical information about author Alice Walker and an overview of her notable novel The Color Purple. Walker was born in 1944 in Georgia and attended Spelman College and Sarah Lawrence College. She married in 1967 and divorced in 1976. Some of her major awards and accomplishments include the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Color Purple in 1983. The Color Purple deals with issues of sexism, racism, and feminism through the story of the main character Celie. It provides an intimate look at relationships and personal growth among African American women in the early 20th century.
The Color Purple documents the abuse suffered by the main character Celie at the hands of her husband. Celie's stepfather takes her baby away and her husband beats her. Her husband also beats Sofia, who then beats him back. Eventually, Celie overcomes the abuse and control of her husband.
The document analyzes feminist characters in Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple. It summarizes the plot, which follows Celie, a poor black girl in rural Georgia who is abused by her father and husband. Celie starts writing letters to God to escape her reality. The analysis explores how Celie initially conforms to stereotypical gender roles but is empowered by strong female characters like Shug and Sofia who challenge the patriarchal system. The Color Purple depicts Celie's journey from submission to finding her own identity and independence.
The document compares Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple" to the 1985 film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg. It discusses the major characters played by Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Danny Glover as Albert/Mister, and Margaret Avery as Shug Avery. While the film brought more attention to the story, it depicted Celie's life with less violence than in the book and focused more on Albert's character at the end. The movie also aimed to make the story more accessible to illiterate audiences.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker tells the story of Celie, a poor black woman living in Georgia in the 1930s. Celie is raped and impregnated by her father twice as a young teen. Her children are taken from her and she assumes they were murdered. Celie is then married off to a man known as "Mr.___" and endures an abusive marriage. Over time, Celie's relationship with her sister Nettie and her husband's lover Shug Avery help her gain independence and find her voice.
This document provides excerpts from works by several Mexican and Chicano/a authors. It includes a short story by Sandra Cisneros called "Never Marry a Mexican" about the struggles of Mexican families and single motherhood. It also references an excerpt from Gloria Anzaldua's "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" about the Spanish, English, and Chicano languages. Finally, it discusses an excerpt from Ruben Martinez's "Crossing Over" describing the experiences of immigrants crossing the border into the United States.
Ufology is the study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and efforts to investigate UFO reports and evidence. Key terms include UFO, which refers to unidentified flying objects; ufologist, which refers to a UFO investigator; and the Roswell incident of 1947, a famous alleged UFO crash in New Mexico that has led to conspiracy theories of a UFO cover-up. The document also mentions UFO sightings, UFO conspiracies, and aliens, which are purported extra-terrestrial beings.
The story follows a young boy named Larry and his changing family dynamics after World War I. While his father was away at war, Larry developed a close attachment to his mother who doted on him. However, after his father returned home and a new baby brother was born, Larry struggled to share his mother's attention. He became jealous of both his father and the new baby. The story explores the themes of how relationships shift as children develop and how a young boy dealt with these changes in his family structure.
Terry McMillan is an African American novelist known for her works profiling the urban experiences of African American women and men. Some of her notable novels include Mama, which received a National Book Award, and Waiting to Exhale, which was adapted into a popular film. McMillan's novels often focus on relationships, family dynamics, and self-discovery among her black female characters.
Buddy Holly is Alive and Well - Bradley DentonGeorge Grayson
This document is a science fiction short story that tells the story of Oliver Vale, who was conceived on the same night that Buddy Holly died in a plane crash. Oliver believes he has a psychic connection to Buddy Holly. One night while watching TV, the picture cuts out and when it returns, Oliver sees Buddy Holly standing alone on a gray plain inside his television set. Buddy Holly appears confused by where he is. Oliver closes his eyes, hoping it's just a dream, but when he opens them Buddy is still there, looking around as if he's lost something.
The document provides a summary of the plot and characters of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. It identifies the main characters including Oliver Twist, Mr. Bumble, Noah Claypole, Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, Nancy, and Mr. Brownlow. It then poses a series of questions about the characters, plot points, themes, and moral lessons of the novel.
The document provides an overview of new and notable young adult literature, including book summaries and recommendations. It discusses titles such as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow, Cabinet of Wonders, and The Adoration of Jenna Fox. The document also mentions several awards for young adult literature, such as the Newbery Medal and the Printz Award, and provides short summaries of award-winning and recommended titles.
Kids, Kids… Is it Nature, Nurture or Personal Choice? A Christian Perspectiveniwres
The document discusses various biblical figures and their families, describing fathers and sons who behaved badly, disobeyed, or had troubled relationships. It also discusses Ellen White's parenting of her son Edson, acknowledging some of her parenting mistakes but also holding Edson responsible for his own choices. The document advocates disciplining children and cites biblical passages about honoring parents.
Charles Dickens was a famous English novelist born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He wrote the classic novel Oliver Twist about an orphan boy born in a workhouse who endures many hardships. Some of the major characters include Oliver Twist, the innocent orphan boy at the center of the story; Fagin, a criminal who trains homeless children to be pickpockets; and Nancy, a young prostitute who risks her life to help Oliver escape from Fagin and the abusive Bill Sikes. The document provides biographical details about Dickens and background information on Victorian England and some of the key characters in Oliver Twist.
Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre, which tells the story of Jane Eyre, an orphaned girl in the 19th century struggling against societal expectations. Jane endures a harsh childhood and takes a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester. On their wedding day, it is revealed that Mr. Rochester is already married to the insane Bertha Mason, who is kept locked in the attic of Thornfield. Jane flees, but later reunites with Mr. Rochester after he is widowed by a fire set by Bertha.
Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American writer born in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She earned her bachelor's degree from Loyola University and her master's from the University of Iowa. Cisneros is best known for her novel The House on Mango Street and short story collection Women Hollering Creek. Her writing often explores themes of feminism, border culture, and the Mexican-American experience. Cisneros continues to write and is currently working on several new books.
This document provides a detailed summary of the plot of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire and the 1951 film adaptation. It describes the characters including Blanche DuBois who seeks refuge with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley in New Orleans. Tensions arise between Blanche and the working-class Stanley. The story culminates in Stanley raping Blanche in a climactic scene. By the end, Blanche has lost her grip on reality and is sent to an institution, highlighting the play's themes of desire, betrayal, and madness.
This document provides summaries of 20 books available in the new 7B library collection at the school. The books cover a wide range of genres including dystopian fiction, mysteries, adventures, and historical fiction. They involve themes of survival after natural disasters, cyborg identity, rivalries competing for prizes, wishes with limitations, environmental activism, summer jobs, and magical mirrors. The ages of the main characters range from 10 to 16 years old. Settings include ruined cities, futuristic societies, summer camps, and historical time periods.
Oliver Twist is an orphan born to a mother who died giving birth to him. He spends his early years in an orphanage where he and the other children suffer from constant hunger. After getting in a fight with an employee, Oliver runs away to London where he meets Jack Dawkins, who offers him shelter. However, Oliver finds himself surrounded by a gang of thieves led by the evil Fagin, and struggles to survive on the streets of London as he is driven from place to place.
The document provides an overview of the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. It discusses that Oliver Twist was born into poverty in a workhouse and spent his early life in poor conditions. As a character, Oliver represents purity and virtue despite being raised in a corrupt environment. He does not become angry or resentful when mistreated, but remains good-natured. The document asserts that through Oliver's character, Dickens aimed to challenge the Victorian idea that criminals are born evil and instead show that environment shapes morality.
This document provides summaries and call numbers for 20 young adult books. It includes brief descriptions of each book's plot and characters. The books cover a variety of genres, including historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, and contemporary realistic fiction. Most of the descriptions are 2-3 sentences that highlight the essential story elements and characters.
The document provides biographical information about author Alice Walker and an overview of her notable novel The Color Purple. Walker was born in 1944 in Georgia and attended Spelman College and Sarah Lawrence College. She married in 1967 and divorced in 1976. Some of her major awards and accomplishments include the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for The Color Purple in 1983. The Color Purple deals with issues of sexism, racism, and feminism through the story of the main character Celie. It provides an intimate look at relationships and personal growth among African American women in the early 20th century.
The Color Purple documents the abuse suffered by the main character Celie at the hands of her husband. Celie's stepfather takes her baby away and her husband beats her. Her husband also beats Sofia, who then beats him back. Eventually, Celie overcomes the abuse and control of her husband.
The document analyzes feminist characters in Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple. It summarizes the plot, which follows Celie, a poor black girl in rural Georgia who is abused by her father and husband. Celie starts writing letters to God to escape her reality. The analysis explores how Celie initially conforms to stereotypical gender roles but is empowered by strong female characters like Shug and Sofia who challenge the patriarchal system. The Color Purple depicts Celie's journey from submission to finding her own identity and independence.
The document compares Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple" to the 1985 film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg. It discusses the major characters played by Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Danny Glover as Albert/Mister, and Margaret Avery as Shug Avery. While the film brought more attention to the story, it depicted Celie's life with less violence than in the book and focused more on Albert's character at the end. The movie also aimed to make the story more accessible to illiterate audiences.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker tells the story of Celie, a poor black woman living in Georgia in the 1930s. Celie is raped and impregnated by her father twice as a young teen. Her children are taken from her and she assumes they were murdered. Celie is then married off to a man known as "Mr.___" and endures an abusive marriage. Over time, Celie's relationship with her sister Nettie and her husband's lover Shug Avery help her gain independence and find her voice.
This document provides excerpts from works by several Mexican and Chicano/a authors. It includes a short story by Sandra Cisneros called "Never Marry a Mexican" about the struggles of Mexican families and single motherhood. It also references an excerpt from Gloria Anzaldua's "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" about the Spanish, English, and Chicano languages. Finally, it discusses an excerpt from Ruben Martinez's "Crossing Over" describing the experiences of immigrants crossing the border into the United States.
Ufology is the study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and efforts to investigate UFO reports and evidence. Key terms include UFO, which refers to unidentified flying objects; ufologist, which refers to a UFO investigator; and the Roswell incident of 1947, a famous alleged UFO crash in New Mexico that has led to conspiracy theories of a UFO cover-up. The document also mentions UFO sightings, UFO conspiracies, and aliens, which are purported extra-terrestrial beings.
The story follows a young boy named Larry and his changing family dynamics after World War I. While his father was away at war, Larry developed a close attachment to his mother who doted on him. However, after his father returned home and a new baby brother was born, Larry struggled to share his mother's attention. He became jealous of both his father and the new baby. The story explores the themes of how relationships shift as children develop and how a young boy dealt with these changes in his family structure.
Terry McMillan is an African American novelist known for her works profiling the urban experiences of African American women and men. Some of her notable novels include Mama, which received a National Book Award, and Waiting to Exhale, which was adapted into a popular film. McMillan's novels often focus on relationships, family dynamics, and self-discovery among her black female characters.
The library is hosting Banned Books Week from September 25th to October 2nd. Patrons are encouraged to read banned books and enter a raffle to win a banned books t-shirt. A list of 20 books that have been banned or challenged is provided, including titles such as The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and To Kill a Mockingbird. The document promotes celebrating the freedom to read and understanding different perspectives through reading banned or challenged books.
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
Charles Palahniuk is an American author known for his transgressive and shocking fiction. He grew up in Washington in humble beginnings and was inspired to write by his fifth grade teacher. Palahniuk attended the University of Oregon and worked as a journalist and diesel mechanic before fully devoting himself to writing fiction. His breakthrough novel was 1996's Fight Club, which brought him mainstream success. Palahniuk often draws from his own life experiences in his writing, including the deaths of his father and mother, which inspired the novels Lullaby and Damned respectively. Though his work is dark, Palahniuk finds inspiration in confronting misery and transforming personal wounds into art.
Charles Palahniuk is an American author known for his transgressive and shocking fiction. He drew from his difficult childhood, volunteering with the homeless and those in hospice, and membership in the Cacophony Society to inform his darkly comedic novels. His most famous work, Fight Club, was expanded from a short story and became a film, bringing him mainstream success. Palahniuk continued writing novels that dealt with tragedy in his own life, finding catharsis through transforming his pain into creative works. He believes that inspiration can be found in misery and adversity.
Charles Palahniuk is an American author known for his transgressive and shocking fiction. He drew from his difficult childhood, volunteering with the homeless and those in hospice, and membership in the subversive Cacophony Society to inform his darkly comedic novels. His breakthrough came with the publication of Fight Club in 1996. Later works like Lullaby and Damned were inspired by personal tragedies like the murder of his father. Palahniuk's unconventional style transformed his pain into critically acclaimed stories that have endured.
Jamaica Kincaid was born in 1949 in Antigua as Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson. She had a difficult childhood after her mother had three sons and stopped giving her attention. At age 17, she was sent to America to work as an au pair to support her family. She eventually changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid and became a writer, publishing short stories and novels that drew from her experiences growing up in Antigua and her complex relationship with her mother. Her writing career allowed her to escape the harsh reality she faced as a child. Kincaid currently lives in Vermont with her family and teaches at Harvard and Claremont McKenna College.
This program can be used for El Dia in April. The history of El Dia is presented and book suggestions for middle school readers using books for global understanding.
William Faulkner was born in Mississippi in 1897. He grew up poor and never finished high school. He tried to join the military during World War I but was rejected. Faulkner spent many years in Hollywood writing screenplays and novels. His best known works such as The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! explored themes of racism, violence, and moral crises in the post-Civil War South through complex narratives involving multiple perspectives. Absalom, Absalom! in particular tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ambitions to establish a plantation and dynasty in Mississippi that ultimately lead to downfall.
Litt 507 - Joy Luck Club as a Contemporary American FictionBernard Paderes
An analysis of Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club proving the "contemporariness" and "Americaness" of the book despite Chinese background of the author and its historical theme.
This document provides information about historical fiction for tweens, including definitions and criteria for selection. It defines tweens as 8-14 years old and historical fiction as realistic stories set in the past. Several examples of historical fiction books are summarized in 2-3 sentences each, covering various time periods and locations. The document also lists some print and online resources for finding more information about historical fiction for tweens.
The document provides background information on American author Flannery O'Connor. It discusses her upbringing in Georgia, her education, her writing career, and her battle with lupus. It summarizes two of her short stories, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Good Country People", and notes that O'Connor is regarded as a master of the short story form despite her small body of work consisting of only 31 stories and 2 novels. She wrote about spiritual themes shaped by her Catholic upbringing in the Protestant South and continued writing up until her death from lupus at age 39.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
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2. Angela’s Ashes
Angela’s Ashes is a moving book full of
poverty, suffering, and death that shows that
no matter how difficult things seem, the hard
tines can always be overcome.
Angela and Malachy McCourt, both Irish,
were married in America after a passionate
night together that ended up producing their
first son, Francis(or Frank as introduced to the
reader).
Later, the couple had another son, twins, and a
daughter while living in a small apartment in
New York. Margaret soon died and the family
moved to Ireland where their lives were only
worsened.
3. Angela’s Ashes
Angela had two more children that lived, but
the young twins died. Malachy was an
alcoholic who rarely held a job and spent his
wages at the pub instead of on his family.
They were forced to beg for food and other
necessities because relatives were cruel and
selfish.
This novel tells the tell of young Frank having
to endure extreme poverty, starvation, and a
broken family with strength and courage.
He eventually raises enough money to go to
America.
4. Characters
Aggie: Angela's angry sister who looks after the McCourt
children as a last resort.
Paddy Clohessy: A very poor friend of young Frank
Mccourt, his family is in dire need becase his father is dying
from tuberculosis.
Theresa Carmody: A seventeen-year-old girl with
tuberculosis with whom the guilt-ridden Frank has his first
sexual relationship.
Delia: Angela's cousin who with her sister Philomenia
forces Malachy into marrying Angela when she becomes
pregnant and arranges for the McCourt's return to Ireland.
Mrs. Finucane: Employs Frank to write threatening letters
to her creditors.
Grandma: Angela's angry mother pays for the McCourts to
return to Ireland and helps them numerous times despite
her angry words.
5. Characters
Bridey Hannon: The McCourt's Roden Lane neighbor and
Angela's friend.
Mr. Hannon: A fatherly neighbor who gives Frank a job
delivering coal.
Laman Griffin: Angela's cousin who is cruel to Frank
forcing him to move in with his uncle Ab Sheehan.
Patricia Madigan: A patient in the same hospital as Frank.
She introduces him to Shakespeare before dying of
diphtheria.
Alfie McCourt: The protagonist Frank's youngest brother.
Angela McCourt: The matriarch of the McCourt family,
Angela is a good mother attempting to raise four children in
spite of abject poverty, an oppressive society and an
alcoholic husband.
Eugene McCourt: One of Frank's twin brothers who dies in
infancy.
6. Characters
Frank McCourt: The protagonist and narrator who
after returning from New York to Ireland as a young
child experiences a life of dire poverty and
ultimately returns to America.
Malachy McCourt Sr.: The patriarch of the
McCourt family, Malachy is an alcoholic who
remains unemployed most of the time and spends
his salary at the pub when he does have a job to
the despair of his wife and children.
Malachy McCourt Jr.: Frank's charming younger
brother. The brothers help each survive in
Limerick.
Michael McCourt: Frank's younger brother whom,
according to Frank, was left by a Angel on the
Seventh Step.
7. Characters
Oliver McCourt: One of Frank's twin
brothers who dies in infancy.
Mikey Molloy: Frank's older friend who
suffers from fits and provides Frank with
information regarding sexual matters.
Nora Molloy: Neighbor and friend who
obsessively bakes bread before being
committed to the Insane Asylum for a rest
from her alcoholic husband.
Pa Keating: Aunt Aggie's gentle, kind and
encouraging husband.
8. Characters
Philomena: Angela's cousin who, with her sister
Delia, forces Malachy into marrying Angela when
she becomes pregnant and arranges for the
McCourt's return to Ireland.
Seamus: The kind-hearted hospital worker who
memorizes poetry for Frank and helps him
communicate with Patricia
Ab Sheehan: Angela's mentally deficient brother
who is cruel to Frank when he helps him deliver his
newspapers. Frank calls him Uncle Pat.
Mr. Timoney: An old man to whom Frank reads
literature. He treats him as an adult and
encourages him to pursue his studies.
9. Elements
Premise: Based on Frank McCourt's best-selling
autobiography, Angela's Ashes presents the dismal
and rain-drenched story of a poor Irish-Catholic
family living in Limerick, Ireland, during the '30s and
'40s. Tragedy after tragedy haunts their every
waking moment as disease, death, alcoholism,
prejudice and poverty wedge them into an
outrageously cruel existence. A grown-up Frank
narrates his childhood experiences and his
desperate quest to leave Ireland for the golden
shores of America.
10. Elements
Positive Elements: As a history lesson, Ashes can
serve as a reminder to those prone to self-
indulgence that life doesn't owe them anything. The
flip of a coin, the change of a decade, or a trip
across the ocean and one might find everything
stripped away. The creature comforts, even the
bare necessities of life. Despite being forced into a
life of extreme poverty and desperation by her
drunk and deadbeat husband, Angela devotes her
life to keeping her children fed and clothed. Her
maternal love knows no bounds and no obstacle
too big.
11. Elements
Spiritual Content: Catholicism is frequently depicted through
the youthful and disillusioned eyes of Frank. He is rudely
denied the privilege of being an altar boy because he is poor
and "from the North." When his teachers see that he is a
bright boy and deserves the chance to go on to higher
education, the Christian brothers in charge flatly deny him that
chance, for the same reasons.
After his first communion and communion breakfast, Frank
becomes sick and throws up. His horrified grandmother
shrieks at him, appalled that he has "thrown up the body and
blood of Jesus." Convinced that "the body of God is in the
backyard" where Frank threw up, she sends him to confession
to ask the priest what to do. A school teacher uses Jesus' own
lack of material possessions to reprimand Frank's classmates
for laughing at his old and repaired shoes.
12. Elements
Nudity and Sexual Content: Frank and his
young pals climb up a trellis to spy on naked
girls (the women's breasts are shown). The
boys talk about female body parts, and Frank
briefly contemplates bestiality after a priest
asks him if he is committing that particular sin.
Later, the boys are pictured standing together
in a field, masturbating (their bare backsides
are shown). When Frank is fifteen years old,
he succumbs to a sexual relationship with a
girl.
13. Elements
Drug and Alcohol Content: Frank's father, Malachy,
suffers from a severe case of pride mixed with
alcoholism. He is repeatedly shown falling-down
drunk. He drinks up every wage he ever earns, along
with gift money for a new baby. He can't keep a job
for longer than a few weeks because he becomes too
drunk to work once the paychecks arrive. Malachy
and Angela also smoke frequently. When Frank turns
16, his uncle takes him to a pub for his first "pint."
Frank stumbles home, just like his father, slaps his
mother across the face and calls her a slut before
collapsing. Alcohol is never glorified here. Its evil
effects are felt too deeply for that. Yet, it is tolerated
and even embraced from a cultural and social
perspective despite its obvious dangers.
14. Elements
Other Negative Content: Frank's obsessive
quest to flee to America prompts him to steal
money from a dead employer to finance his
journey. When he curses at, slaps and reviles
his mother, he goes to confession, but never
apologizes to her. The concept of morality
seems to remain foreign to him, despite his
immersion in the Catholic faith.
15. Frank McCourt was
born in 1930 in
Brooklyn, New York, to
Irish immigrant parents,
grew up in Limerick,
Ireland, and at the age
of nineteen, returned to
the United States.
Surviving initially
through a string of
casual jobs, spending
every spare minute
reading books from the
public library, Frank
began a process of self-
education and
improvement that led,
Frank McCourt Biography eventually, to a career
Pulitzer Prize for Biography as a high-school
Frank McCourt Date of birth: teacher.
August 19, 1931
16. For twenty-seven years he taught in various New
York City public schools, the last seventeen of which
were spent at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.
After retiring from teaching, Frank and his brother
Malachy performed a two-man show titled "A Couple of
Blackguards," a musical review about their Irish youth.
Then, in his sixties, Frank McCourt sat down and began
Frank McCourt writing about his past. The tales of his childhood that he
had told many times to his classes at school and in the
January 24, 2006 bars of New York soon took shape as the highly
acclaimed memoir that is Angelas Ashes(1999).
Published initially in the United States, it went straight
into the bestseller lists and then crossed the Atlantic to
take the bookshops by storm in Ireland, in the rest of
Europe, and around the world.
Angela's Ashes went on to win, in the US alone, the
Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award
and the LA Times Award His second book, about his life
in the US after he moved from Ireland, is called "'Tis."
Frank McCourt lives with his wife Ellen in New York City
and Connecticut.
18. The Color Purple
The Color Purple is about
the life of Celie, a black
woman growing up in the
South. She must overcome
mysogyny, racism and
poverty to establish herself
as an independent person.
The novel also follows the
maturation of her sister
Nettie and the lives of Shug,
Albert, and much of his
extended family.
19. The Color Purple
Celie is raped by the man she thinks is her
father when she is only fourteen years old.
She bears two children as a result, both of
whom are taken by "Pa" and given to a
Reverend in the town. After Celie's mother
dies, Pa marries her off to a man she only
calls Mr. ______.
20. The Color Purple
Celie's life with Mr. ______ is miserable
because she must raise his children from
a previous marriage. At the same time he
despises her and beats her for no reason.
Celie's life improves after her sister Nettie
runs away from home and comes to live
with her, but Mr. ______ makes Nettie
leave after a few weeks.
21. The Color Purple
Nettie goes into the town and meets the
Reverend who is raising both of Celie's
children. She gets a job as a maid with the
family. The Reverend, called Samuel, and
his wife Corrine are both missionaries
preparing to go to Africa. After one of their
partner missionaries refuses to go, they
both offer Nettie the woman's position.
Nettie leaves for Africa with the family and
the children, Adam and Olivia.
22. The Color Purple
Celie watches as Harpo, Mr. ______'s
eldest son, gets a young girl named
Sophia pregnant and then marries her.
Harpo tries to dominate Sophia the way
his father dominates Celie, but she is
stronger and fights him back. Eventually
Sophia gets fed up with Harpo and leaves
him to go live with her sister Odessa.
23. The Color Purple
Mr. ______ finds out that his mistress of
many years, Shug Avery, is ill. He drives
off and brings her home where he makes
Celie take care of her. Celie is happy to do
so, because she immediately falls in love
with Shug when she sees her. Shug is ill-
tempered and nasty to Celie at first, but
soon starts to like her.
24. The Color Purple
Harpo converts his house into a jukejoint
after Sophia leaves, but no one will come.
He finally asks Shug, who is a singer, if
she would be willing to sing at his place.
She agrees and the first night she draws a
large crowd. Shug also insists that Celie
be allowed to come and sings a song
dedicated to Celie.
25. The Color Purple
When Shug finds out that Mr.
______ is beating Celie, she
forces him to stop. At the same
time, she learns that Celie does
not enjoy sex with Mr. ______ at
all. Shug tries to teach Celie
about the pleasures of sex, but
soon realizes that Celie is only
attracted to women. Shug then
arranges things so that she is
able to sleep with Celie one
night.
26. The Color Purple
Shug returns with a husband named
Grady and they stay for a while. Shug
soon discovers that Mr. ______ has
been taking letters from Celie's sister
Nettie and hiding them from her.
When Celie finds out she is mad
enough to try and kill Mr. ______, but
Shug prevents her. Together they find
all of the letters and start to read
them.
27. The Color Purple
Nettie goes to Africa with the family and
they set up their mission in a small village
where the Olinka people live. The natives
view Nettie as a second wife of Samuel,
which makes Corrine very jealous. Soon
she stops Nettie from meeting with
Samuel in private or from borrowing her
clothing. After a few years, Corrine comes
down with a fever and passes away after
learning the truth about Nettie and her
adopted children.
28. The Color Purple
Adam and Olivia have become very good friends
with a young Olinka girl named Tashi. Tashi
decides that she must undergo the ritual
scarification ceremony on her face and also the
female circumcision in order to remember her
tribal roots. However, she is so ashamed of the
marks that she soon leaves to join the mbeles.
Adam goes after her and fetches her home
again, but she refuses to marry him because she
is afraid she will not be accepted in the United
States. Adam then gets his face marked as well
so that they look alike, at which point they get
married. The whole family then makes plans to
return home.
29. The Color Purple
After finding her sister's letters, Celie
decides to leave home with Shug. She tells
Mr. ______ she is leaving and jams his
hand with a fork when he tries to hit her.
Before she leaves, she curses him for the
way he has treated her and tells him he is
cursed until he does right by her. In
response he refuses to send her any of
Nettie's letters as they keep arriving.
30. The Color Purple
Celie goes to Memphis with Shug where she
starts making lots of pants. Eventually she gets
so good at designing pants that people from all
over start to order from her. Shug helps Celie
turn the work into a business. Soon thereafter
Celie learns that "Pa" is really not her father but
an imposter who married her mother after her
real father died. Pa's real name is Alphonso. After
he dies Celie receives a phone call telling her
that the house actually belongs to her and Nettie.
She immediately returns home.
31. The Color Purple
Celie fixes up her new house while Shug
takes off with a nineteen year old flute
player for a tryst around the country. Celie
is heart-broken but she discovers that Mr.
______, now called Albert, has finally
made something of his life. After Celie left
he almost died of malnurishment and only
started to recover after Harpo made him
mail Celie the last of Nettie's letters. Albert
asks Celie for forgiveness and they soon
become good friends.
32. The Color Purple
Shug returns and decides to retire.
Her flute player ends up going to
college and Shug has gotten old and
needs to relax. Celie is now quite
wealthy because she also inherited a
dry goods store. She gives Sophia a
job there and keeps running her pant
business as well.
33. The Color Purple
Nettie finally returns home
with Samuel, whom she
has married. Their children
are with them, so Celie
gets to see her real
children now that they are
all grown up. She and
Nettie fall into each other's
arms and lie on the ground
hugging. Celie comments
that she has never felt so
young before in her life.
34. Alice Walker
· 1944: February 9, Alice Malsenior Walker is born
to sharecroppers, Willie Lee and Minnie Tallulah
(Lou) Grant Walker in the farming community of
Eatonton, GA.
· 1952: At the age of eight, Alice is accidentally blinded by
one of her brothers while playing a game of "Cowboys and
Indians."
· 1952-58: Alice is ostracized as an outcast because of her
scar. To deal with her feelings of loneliness, Alice begins to
read and write poetry.
· 1958: At the age of fourteen, while visiting her brother Bill
in Boston, Alice is taken to a hospital to have the cataract in
her eye removed. She becomes confident and her life is
transformed.
35. Alice Walker
· 1960: Alice graduates as valedictorian from her high school class.
She is voted most popular student of her graduating class and is
elected queen of the prom.
· 1961: Alice Walker is awarded a scholarship to attend the historical
African-American woman's institution, Spelman College.
· 1965: In the winter, during her last few months of school, Alice
learns that she is pregnant. For three days Alice sleeps with a razor
blade underneath her pillow and contemplates suicide. A friend of hers
locates a doctor to help Alice get an abortion.
· 1965: After the abortion, Alice suffers from anxiety and depression.
She writes poems based on her experiences which she submits to her
writing teacher and mentor Muriel Rukeyser. Her professor submits
them to her agent for review. These poems will become the basis of
Alice's first book of poetry, Once, which will not be published until
three years later.
36. Alice Walker
· 1967: Alice falls in love with Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal who she
marries on March 17, 1967. He later becomes an attorney who
prosecutes civil rights cases in court. They move to Mississippi in
becoming the state's first legally married interracial couple in history.
· 1967: Alice Walker publishes her first short story, "To Hell with
Dying," based in reaction to her depression.
· 1969: Alice's work in Georgia helps her to see the effect poverty on
relationships between black men and women.
· 1976: She and her husband Mel Leventhal divorce amicably.
37. Alice Walker
· 1982: Alice Walker's third Novel The Color
Purple is published and is nominated for a
National Book Award.
· 1982: Alice Walker becomes a professor at
University of California duirng the Spring and
Bradeis University during the Fall.
· 1986: The Color Purple premieres on January
18 in her hometown of Eatonton, GA