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Question: How does Lispector show masculinity in the character of Olímpico?

Ultimately, the need for power is woven through all of Olímpico’s desires and actions. He seeks to increase his power over others, b […]

How does Macabea’s interaction with Madame Carlota reflect early attitudes toward women in Brazil?

The Macabea’s interactions with Madame Carlota are symbolic of the larger attitudes towards women in Brazil for […]

Question: What is the purpose of “(explosion)” in the novel?

Throughout the novella, the narrator interjects his own commentary to explain what he means or to add that he does not like writing, Macabéa, any […]

Question:  How does the narration style influence how reader’s see both the narrator and how the story is interpreted?

Throughout The Hour of the Star, the narrator is a central character that invokes strong […]

Question: How does treatment toward Macabea reflect the gender roles ans sexuality within Brazil during this period?

Throughout the novel, themes of gender and sexuality in Brazil are present. Macabea, the […]

Question: How does Macabea evolve from alienation- if at all?

Macabea is a complex character in that she is alienated by people that one would generally assume to be including her. Her family and boyfriend […]

Discussion Question: What is the point in calling this Macabea “stupid” or “dumb” at times.

Response:

So from reading the text, there are various examples where the narrator takes a step back and talks […]

Tennessee School Removes Confederate Flag, lynching murals
“A painting of a Confederate flag and a mural depicting a lynching have been removed from the walls of a Tennessee school gymnasium.

The mural […]

The Hour of The Star is a story about a girl in poverty named Macabea from the state of Alagoas immigrated to Rio de Janeiro and went through a series of changes. Macabea in the book was living aimlessly, poorly […]

Important Notices: Firstly we have to upload a discussion question on the Blog Post on Wednesday Night. Secondly, we have an assignment for the Research abstract and annotated bibliography due on […]

Discussion Question: What does this text reveal about the life of poverty in Brazil?

Response: This literary piece reveals the inevitable fate of those in the slums through viewing the society in pessimistic […]

In the hour of the star why is it that Clarice Lispector writes the main character as a trapped young girl in a life that seems to have already been written out for her?
That she was living in the slums of the […]

In 1967, over 100 cities, large and small, exploded in fire and violence, the result of decades of discrimination against black populations in places like Cleveland, Nashville, Boston and Newark. The biggest riot […]

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies: Revisiting the Uprisings of the 1960s

This chapter discussed global Englishes and the factors that influence how different versions of English are perceived including language imperialism and the debate about learning a ‘standard English’ or a variety […]

For today’s class session, we viewed the film Madame Satã, a 2002 Brazilian film about the life of João Francisco dos Santos or Madame Satã and how he became the performer he was. This film presented the earl […]

Después de graduarme, espero ir a la escuela de postgrado. Quiero obtener un título en nueropsicología. Pero no quiero trabajar en medicina. Espero ir a la una escuela de postgrado que esté cerca de o en mi esta […]

María está nerviosa porque ella tiene un examen de Español en la mañana. Ella quiso estudiar anoche, pero su hermano tocaba la música fuerte. María planea sentarse al lado Ana en caso de que Ana muestre sus respu […]

Me llamo Marcus Bowers. Soy de Detroit Michigan y soy viajero del tiempo. Enero de 2017 es cuando y yo aprendí que podía viajar a través del tiempo. Hablo del quinto viaje. Yo llegué en Rome Roma del siglo ocho […]

Me llamo Marcus Bowers. Soy de Detroit Michigan y soy viajero del tiempo. Enero de 2017 es cuando y yo aprendí que podía viajar a través del tiempo. Hablo del quinto viaje. Yo llegué en Detroit Michigan el ven […]