Posted: December 3rd, 2014

“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. Explore the idea of "blindness"

“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. Explore the idea of “blindness”

•    Have a minimum of 750 words (about 2-3  pages)
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•    Use basic fonts like Calibri, Arial or Times New Roman, size 12 font, Microsoft WORD document
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•    Correct MLA citation where necessary
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Essay Prompts: Choose ONE (1) of the following essay prompts to write your essay.
1) The issue of race is viewed and discussed differently in country versus urban settings and this issue is one of the main themes throughout “Everyday Use” by Alice

Walker. The rural setting that Dee’s mother is immersed in is based on the idea of hard work. Her mother and Maggie do not have the time, education, or motivation to

think deeply about race, racism, or equality and her mother openly admits that she would not even be able to look a white man in the face. Dee / Wangero, on the other

hand, although she is originally from the country, eventually moves away and is exposed to ideas about racial equality. This, combined with her urban education, makes

her view matters of race differently and causes the inherent conflict between her and her family’s ideals. For this essay, explore the ways the country and city

settings are directly opposed to one another through characters and their understanding of race. A great place to start would be by considering Dee’s change of her

name to Wangero and what it means for her versus what it means (or doesn’t) to her family.
2) Discuss the fight scene at the battle royal in “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. Explore the idea of “blindness” as it relates to what the narrator and the other

boys experienced, both literally and figuratively. Who were they really fighting? What did it symbolize? Use specific examples from the text.
3) Compare and contrast the two very different portraits of a father found in Daddy” by Sylvia Plath and “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke Use specific examples

from the poems. Are there any similarities in how each speaker views his/her father? Use examples from the poems.

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