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Author Archives: sleroyer
Race Riots
Sarah LeRoyer Professor Jim Groom Hardboiled: Detective Fiction December 6, 2012 Race Riots Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes was published in 1964 and one of the main themes discussed in the book is race and the roles … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Pinks and Kinks 2012-11-29 18:19:00
The riots of the Zoot Suits started in 1943 when young Latino men wanted to distinguished themselves by wearing the same “duck tail” haircut and “zoot suits”. These were the pachucos. The military men did not like these men, and … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Strong women/The real Anita Hill
I really enjoyed this book. I kind of thought the beginning of the book was a bit cliche with the scene that is set up. A dark room, where Detective Warshawski sees the figure of a man, but cannot make … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Behind Bars Art
When looking up some details about Mr. Chester Himes life, I found out a lot more about the prison system it seemed. While in prison in 1928, at the age of 19, he started writing books while behind bars and become … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Reading it Twice
I re-read Cotton Comes to Harlem and it defiantly helped to capture the full essence of the text. It also helped to better see the differences between the novel and the film. When reading the book the first time, I … Continue reading → Continue reading
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“If you’re white, you’re right. If you’re brown, stick around. If you’re black, stay back!”
This title I used came from a website I had found that discusses a lot about Harlem during the time period this book was written. What really struck me from this website was the Harlem Riot. This took place July … Continue reading → Continue reading
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It’s about to be a what? Girl fight!
This book is fast paced and a little crazy. This whole book just has a lot going on all the time. But the part that really kinda freaked me out was chapters 10 and 11. First we have Iris who … Continue reading → Continue reading
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YOLO!
First thoughts about this book: Appealing. This book is very fast paced and it has kept my attention throughout the first half. The beginning was a little slow, but once it picked up, it just kept going. I really admire … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Womens Rights
I know my blog post is a little late, but here it is! I really did enjoy this book a lot. I really admired the woman that Mildred is. She is strong, independent, hard working and always is keeping her … Continue reading → Continue reading
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