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Tom Buchanan, from “The Great Gatsby”, displayed most people’s mindsets in the 1920’s when FItzgerald writes; “It’s up to us, the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things” (Fitzgerald 13). Most white people believed that white was the superior race, and that African Americans were socially, economically, and politically inferior.

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Description-Bigger, stockier man, clean cut, brown hair.

Chapter one events- In chapter one he invites Nick over to his house, where nick meets Jordan and see's his cousin Daisy again, who happens to be Tom's wife. During the visit we learn that Tom has been unfaithful to Daisy for sometime, as he get's a phone call from his mistress, which he makes no attempt to hide from Daisy.

Symbolism-Tom's character may symbolize arrogance.

Chapter two events- In chapter two, Tom takes Nick to his mistresses house in the Valley of Ashes. His mistress is Myrtle Wilson. When they get to her house, Tom and Nick are introduced to Myrtles husband. He looks deep into his eyes. They Wilsons are not as wealthy but they all still have a good time with alcohol. Tom plays the role of showing signs of committing adultery. He symbolizes someone who is sick of their relation but to attached to give it up.

Chapter three events- In chapter three, Tom does not attend Gatsbys party so he isn't mentioned.

Tom is briefly included in the fourth chapter, eating lunch at the same place as Nick and Gatsby, although their interaction is limited to a short conversation between him and Nick about Daisy.

Although Tom is mentioned, he plays no part in the fifth chapter.

In chapter six Tom and Daisy both go to Gatsby's party. Tom starts forming his opinion on Gatsby and decides to start his investigation into what it is Gatsby does for a living.

A lot happens regarding Tom in the seventh chapter, and it's the only time we really see him break his character. He invites Nick and Gatsby to his house, where he puts the pieces together and finds out about their affair. On the way to the hotel, he finds that George knows about Myrtle's affair, but doesn't know who with and that as a result they're moving away. His key confrontation with Gatsby finally occurs shortly after they get to the hotel, where he confronts Gatsby about the affair. After a brief but intense argument, he get's Daisy to back down and to stay with him, to the dismay of Gatsby. We also get confirmation about Gatsby's work from Tom. On the drive home from the hotel, following Gatsby and Daisy's departure, we find that Myrtle was ran over and killed. Tom is obviously upset by this, but makes sure to cover his tracks with George, explaining the car that hit her wasn't his. At the very end of the chapter, we get a glimpse at Daisy and Tom planning something, but we don't know what yet...

Tom doesn't play a part of this chapter, although we do learn a little about the beginning of his relationship with Myrtle.

At the end of chapter nine it is revealed that Tom gave George the information of who Gatsby was, ironically not knowing that it was Daisy who killed her.

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Description-Bigger, stockier man, clean cut, brown hair. Chapter one events- In chapter one he invites Nick over to his house, where nick meets Jordan and see's his cousin Daisy again, who happens to be Tom's wife.

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Jody and Janie leaving their town and migrating to Eatonville mirrors the events of The Great Migration. Deciding to leave a white-ruled town was Janie and Jody’s first step towards a better legacy. Once in Eatonville, Jody gains a political status by becoming mayor. His job rewards him with a high social and economic status. “When he heard all about ‘em makin’ a town all outa colored folks, he knowed dat was da place he wanted to be. He had always wanted to be a big voice, but de white folks had all de sayso where he come from and everywhere else, exceptin’ dis place dat colored folks was buildn’ theirselves” (Hurston 19).

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Joe Starks, sometimes known as Jody, is Janie's second husband and a natural entrepreneur with a few redeeming characteristics. For starters, he has a compelling charm. Joe Starks is actually a jerkosaur, aside from his charm. He has an excessive amount of ambition, a lack of communication, a superiority complex, and an obsessive jealousy of Janie.

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Celebrate the life of Joe Starks from Eatonville, FL. Read his obituary, share your memories and condolences, get key updates, and see any funeral details on Joe Starks's personal online memorial on Ever Loved. This is your place to remember Joe.

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In “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, there is not much discussion regarding racial tensions. However, throughout the book Holden does address people of color as “coloreds” and “others”. Caulfield separating races by using terms like these tells the reader that there were racial tensions and inequalities at the time, and that discrimination was present.

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I want to wear all the clothes from The Catcher in the Rye.

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In honor of the 70th publication anniversary of The Catcher in the Rye, I was planning to write the definitive essay on the novel’s place in the canon, but then I remembered that no discourse…

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At the end of "A Raisin in the Sun", Walter and his family move from a run down apartment, to a big house in an all white neighborhood. This reflects how African Americans at the time wanted to change their narrative. They wanted to boost their social and economic status's by living in respectable houses and gaining a more sustainable job.

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Comparison and Contrast of the Family Dynamics in A Raisin In The Sun and "Everyday Use"

Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun and Alice Walker's Everyday Use are both stories that have their own individual qualities but one key factor that connects the two is family value. These stories are both about African American families that learn about true family ties while in the midst of day to day conflicts and just trying to get by.

One of the largest connecting components in the two stories is found in the characters of Beneatha from A Raisin In The Sun and Dee in Everyday Use. Both Beneatha and Dee come from family's steeped in culture, history and tradition but these two girls both desire to be different and to break away from their family dynamics and find their own individuality. Dee's family consists of her mother and younger sister, Maggie. Mama and Maggie are very invested in their family traditions and they prefer to live simply. Dee, however, is interested in the latest fashions and trends. Soon other world cultures become the new fad compelling Dee to adopt a more African sounding name, Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo, and she begins to date a man named Asalamalakim to further follow in the new cross cultural craze. Dee comes to her mother's home to take pictures and gather up family heirlooms to put in her home to show off her heritage. Sadly, Dee (Wangero) was more concerned with the culture her family came from and not the actually family member's who the heirlooms had once belonged too. Beneatha, on the other hand, still lives at home with her family but at the start of the story she too is rebelling against her family's dynamic. Beneatha feels stuck being a black woman in a time nearing WWII. She attends college and studies to be a doctor which was not something a lot of women did in her time especially women of colour. Her family didn't have a lot of money, although they do get by, but Mama Lena the family matriarch somehow manages to always fund Beneathas new interests. She continually moves from one hobby to the next but she maintains her college career. Toward the latter half of the story, Beneatha starts to date Asagai, a man from Africa. Dating Asagi helps Beneatha begin to develop a genuine love for her own culture and she decides to still become a doctor but in Africa. Both Beneatha and Dee work hard to embrace their culture but Dee does so to because it is popular while Beneatha embraces her family history because she really loves the people she came from.

The two stories are both greatly defined by the family matriarchs. In "Everyday Use" the grandmother, though deceased, play's a pivotal role through her quilts. The quilts become the focal point of the story's climax when Dee decides she wants the quilts because they will make a good conversational piece on the wall in her house. She is interest in the one's that were hand sewn not because they were made by her grandmother rather for their impressiveness. Her sister Maggie wanted them simply to use them on her bed as they were intended. In A Raisin In The Sun Lena, also known as Mama, has an old plant in the families apartment. Mama's plant is the most flourishing of all their plants but even though it may get forgotten from time to time in the family's hustle and bustle Mama still manages to keep her eye on it. Just like the many members of the family from time to time when one of them gets swept under the rug Mama always tries her hardest to tend to them all. The family has a rough time but they still each manage to flourish where they're planted each in their own season; just like Mama's plant.

In the end, the Younger family in A Raisin In The Sun, comes out the better of the two families. As a whole the Younger family learns how to grow where they're planted, they all move together to a better home; even Mama's plant. Despite the fact that the white neighbors don't want them living there they go anyway because they've learned that together they can weather anything. Unfortunately for the family in "Everyday Use" only the mother and Maggie come out stronger. The mother learns to stand up to Dee and protect Maggie emotionally by giving Maggie their grandmother's quilts because Maggie knows how to appreciate the quilts but Dee ends the story the way she began it, still emotionally far from her family. In the end both stories highlight that what truly matters in the end isn't money or even a deep cultural history instead it's really all about individual family member and who they are and how the family is strongest when working together as a whole.

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Comparison and Contrast of the Family Dynamics in "A Raisin In The Sun" and "Everyday Use"

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Comparison and Contrast of the Family Dynamics in A Raisin In The Sun and "Everyday Use" Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun and Alice Walker's Everyday Use are both stories that have their own individual qualities but one key factor that connects the two is family value.

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The author Wes Moore represents how African Americans have come into their own in the political field. At the end of the book, Moore completes an internship with former Mayor Schmoke of Baltimore. Socially and educationally he is also a Rhodes-Scholar and studied at prestigious universities. Moore now holds the, highly respected, title of state governor for Maryland.

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I’m running for Governor and here’s why: I believe no matter where you start in life, you deserve an equal opportunity to succeed.