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Poem Analysis: “We Wear the Mask” and “The Chimney Sweeper.” We are in front of two poets of entirely different extractions. Both men lived lives remarkably different from each other and had a myriad of experiences that are difficult to intertwine and relate. However, there is something about both authors than can serve to connect them; both struggled from recognition yet finally got the praises they deserved. To Blake, a man with a handful of traits, and artistic inclinations it proved hard to gain mainstream recognition for his works. The same happened to Dunbar, who had to struggle against racial prejudice to finally be able to gather the critics’ acceptance. After reading...

Racism is highly portrayed in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. In the novel, Lee demonstrates the racial discrimination in the southern parts of the United States in the 1930s. The novel revolves around a lawyer by the name Atticus Finch who tries to help an African-American against charges of rape that were made against him. Scout Finch who is a daughter to the renowned lawyer Atticus Finch is the author of the novel. As the novel progresses, Scout Finch and her brother are nearly murdered because of their father’s defense of Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a white woman. Racism is depicted throughout the novel and will be discussed below. How racism is portrayed in the...

Student’s name Professor’s name Course level Due date A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings The author of the short story was born on March 1928 in Aracataca, Columbia. He was a screenwriter, a journalist and published books. He used to write stories, although he was a professional writer. Gabriel Marquez published his first short stories (Leaf Storm and other stories) in 1955 which contained the story “A very old man with enormous wings.” Marquez fiction work is rooted in the Columbian culture that was contributed by some Indian tribes and the rural life where people believed in supernatural occurrence. In his story, a lot of supernatural manifestations are recounted. There was a woman...