Welcome to my new Literature blog
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An Archetypal Molding of Aminata’s Story
Literature is more than just storytelling. If you read very carefully, you’ll start to see recurring patterns and symbols of characters and situations. These patterns are called archetypes and they bring an aspect of realism to literature that help the readers feel connected to the story they are reading. For those of you that don’t… Read more
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The Powerful Words of an African
It’s been so many years since I read a book where every single word seemed to matter. The first time I picked up “The Book of Negroes,” I read for 5 hours straight and when I put it down, I was left with feelings of disgust, sadness, admiration and love all at the same time.… Read more
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