Manoff’s writing “Is Hawaii’s Racial Harmony a Myth?” definitely does not offer a coherent whole. It constantly loops back onto itself while also contradicting original statements he made earlier on in the essay. It almost feels as though he is just constantly streaming his thoughts and letting them bounce around freely and connect back to … [Read more…]
In “Want to Be Less Racist? Move to Hawaii,” Velasquez-Manoff expresses his interest in the racial studies of Dr. Pauker. Kristen Pauker originated from Hawaii, but moved to the East Coast to attend Dartmouth University. When she arrived, she was shocked by the way the students segregated themselves based on race. This intrigued Manoff and … [Read more…]
Padawer, Gay, and Chabon all express themes of a crumbling self identity in their works, yet show many different situations, causes, effects, and long term outcomes in regards to the respective subjects. One may not think that an adopted 62-year-old woman, a woman in her 40’s, and a 13-year-old boy from a well off family … [Read more…]
In Bad Feminist, Roxanne Gay uses quotations to express her inner thoughts in a very direct way, as well as show others views on feminism. For instance, during a heated argument with her boyfriend, he asked her if she was a feminist, and she admitted that she thought “Isn’t it obvious I [Gay] am a … [Read more…]
In Bad Feminist, the author, Roxanne Gay, shares some general ideas about self expression and passion with the author of My Son: The Prince of Fashion, Michael Chabon. For example, both writers try to dissipate the respective stereotypes that they explore in their individual writings through an almost humorous portrayal of the stereotype in question. … [Read more…]
In this reading, it was easy to quickly take note that, when surrounded by an atmosphere that not only accepts who you are, but embraces it completely, it is not difficult to be your truest self. One of the ways that this was made clear was through Chabon’s writing structure on page ten where his … [Read more…]
