In “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin, there is a recurring theme of darkness where the characters find themselves trapped in a society where they’re in poverty and discriminated against for the color of thei […]

“ So when she got to be thirty and was still single, we were not pleased exactly, but vindicated” (Faulkner).

I chose this quote because it represents the way of thinking during this time period. The tow […]

“Strip his clothes off, then he’ll heal us, If he doesn’t, kill him dead! Only a doctor, only a doctor” (Kafka).

This quote from “A Country Doctor” is significant because it shows the doctor getting […]

This image is a perfect representation of the short story “ Eight Bites” where the narrator’s identity seems to be established within her family as her mother, her sisters, and her daughter play a role in the w […]