Category: Book

Every Asian American has their own story, and each to their own, everyone has their own experiences with identity and how they deal with cultural differences. Many Asian Americans grow up with not only one culture, maybe 2 or more than that. The experiences presented in the two novels Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and The…

Even death has a heart”, this quote was taken from a book called “The book thief” by Markus Zusak. The meaning of the quote is that death is not as we all imagine, evil, malicious, violent and dreadful, but actually death is only just a result and a consequence . Death is what’s going to…

In the book Whose Child Am I? By Susan J Terrio, she tells a captivating story about the United States and how they got into the business of capturing lonely undocumented children. Terrio goes into depth about the children and how they got placed in the custody of the state. Not only does she use…

Jane Austen, one of England’s most famous authors, wrote many novels including, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility. These novels have continued to inspire generations past her own even three hundred years later. Her novels have been adapted in productions ranging from Hollywood to Bollywood and each drawing the attention of her fan base.…

Policing Black Men was written to expose police brutality against black men. It has an almost similar approach to how the New Jim Crow shed light on violence that occurs in prison which is often directed towards African Americans. The term chokehold for most African Americans is a term that invokes sad memories. Especially with…

Who is Starr Carter and why is she important to the book “The Hate U Give”. Starr is a black teenager who sees her friend Khalil get shot. While witnessing Khalil’s death. Starr tries her best to measure a standard life. Starr lives in a lower class neighborhood called Garden Heights but she goes to…

The Color Purple, a novel published by Alice Walker, is a feminist-based book about an abused and uneducated African American woman and her struggle for empowerment. The novel creates a strong in-depth look into the female characters and is strengthened in its use of black English vernacular.The book is told through many letters to God,…

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is often regarded as one of the classics of American literature. The basic plot revolves around Ponyboy Curtis who is a member of a gang of greasers. In the beginning of the book, Ponyboy is leaving a movie theater when he is jumped by “”Socs,”” the greasers’ rival gang. Two…

?Have you ever noticed when you are watching a film, based on a book, it never seems quite the same? Well, directors actually do this for a reason. They do this to make the movie flow faster and make it easier for the audience to understand. When comparing the book “The Maze Runner”, by James…

The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a portrayal of society in the 1920’s also known as The Roaring Twenties. A time of economic prosperity, new inventions, black people, women’s liberation, glittering Jazz, luxury, as well as alcohol prohibition, organized crime and corruption. This is the time when the “Great War” has…