American dream and life Writing in the light of Barack Obama’ Writings Life writing as a genre, serves the purpose of bringing to the public eye the lives of eminent personalities. The basic truth of life writing is that it deals with truth which ends up bearing the colour of fiction, with the passage of time and the change in perceptions. Retelling of lives, which forms the crux of Life Writing, is a conscious effort. Life Writing involves various forms-Memoirs, Biographies, Diaries, Autobiographies
circumstances is extremely challenging. This paper interrogates identity in the two narratives and the impact of geographical, cultural and social surroundings on the person. Jan E. Stets and Peter J. Burke in their Article “Identity Theory and Social identity Theory” Assert that: "the
The series does not have any short resolutions to any narratives and instead prefers to stretch them out across seasons of the show. Meanwhile, there is a lot of change as characters enter and drop from the story, but the main issue, criminal drug rings, never leaves the narrative. By not having strong conclusions from episode to episode, the series offers its viewers a narrative form unlike that offered by other television series. On the other hand, because of the
reflected his own experiences. On Mean Streets itself, Scorsese says, “…It was like an allegory for what was happening to me trying to make movies. …I drew from personal experiences about a guy trying to make it.” Described by many critics as a Film Noir, however “it’s a loose, roughed up and intimate affair that owes more to the improvised narrative structure and raw,
men could be part of Danticta’s own personal life experience bleeding into her novel. Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to America at age twelve, to settle in New York. The author being a female from Haiti is important to understand why she uses female protagonists in her novel that suffer at the hands of males injustice. A Professor at Rutgers University, Dr. Mary Rice, in the article “Migrations of Memory: Postmemory in Twentieth Century Ethnic American Women’s Literature” asserts that Danticat’s
Why does my foot hurt? A question many people have asked themselves over the course of their lives. Most people go to the doctor and get medicine or special shoes and go on living their lives. Although, a logical strategy to fix a problem there are always other ways to solve a problem. In the book Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, McDougall writes about the journey he encounters in Mexico and how he took part in the greatest race the world has never seen which all started with a question: Why
Arts and Science, (Autonomous), Cuddalore. G.Siva Ranjani M.Phil. scholar, St. Joseph’s college of Arts and Science, (Autonomous), Cuddalore. Abstract Harriet Ann Jacob is an African-American writer, who absconded from slavery and was later disenthralled. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiographical novel. She portrays herself as Linda Brent, the Protagonist of the novel. Harriet writes of the horrors of slavery, dwelling
My Personal Narrative The first day I step foot on this land was a very meaningful day. Coming to a new country was like moving to a different world. United States is my home now, I am used to this culture and share hopes and dreams like every American. I come from El Salvador, a little country in Central America. This country has beautiful beaches and people but faces violence and poverty incrementing daily. My parents immigrated here to give us a better life that they could never give us back there
African-American abolitionist. She was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her baby daughter to freedom in 1826 (Bio.com). When she first escaped, she faced many hardships. Soon, she decided to devote her life to the abolition of slavery. There is a book called The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave. “This inspiring memoir, first published in 1850, recounts the struggles of a distinguished African-American abolitionist and champion of women's rights” (Narrative of Sojourner
drove her away from Dream City. Now she is nothing more than singular. Being able to speak from more than one perspective may allow one’s story to be understood and accepted by a wider audience, yet also enables an individual to “keep it real.” Being that his parents do not share the same racial background, from the very moment he was conceived, speaking in alternate voices was an innate trait the president of the United States possessed as the author emphasizes, “When your personal multiplicity is