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Thomas Kings A short history of Indians in Canada plays on the relationship between the First Nations people and the European settlers. By using the new historicism lense, we are able to dissect this book and expose the historical origins of social concepts such as culture, religion, the individual, and the family. I will beContinue reading “379 Blog Post #5 New Historicism”

Persepolis shows the struggle that Iranian people deal with because of their culture. There is a war happening during the time of the book. Many things in their society are happening and we start to understand what is going on in the beginning of the book when Marji is talking to her uncle about theContinue reading “379 Blog post #4 Post-Colonialism”

            The piece of literature that I chose for my book talk is called Indian Horse written by Richard Wagamese. The reason that I have chosen this book is because I was recently recommended it by my mother who had recently read it, and I decided to give it a try. This was my first-timeContinue reading “379 Book Talk”

Persepolis is a graphic novel based on the Islamic revolution. The story is focused on a young girl’s life as she is growing up in the revolution. Satrapi is a female growing up in an upper class Muslim household. Her challenges are not the same as a boy who is growing up in the sameContinue reading “379 Blog Post #3 Persepolis”