Olen Bruce, Ph.D.
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About
I am a high school teacher and have worked as a tutor for students in grades 3 through college. My particular interest is American history, and I enjoy reading current history books on subjects related to World War II, Civil Rights, the Kennedy era, women's rights, and other topics. History is a fascinating topic, and I hope to help students enjoy learning it. I've also worked with students on writing and understanding literature. I hope my explanations and answers make students' work more enjoyable.
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In Chapter 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout fights with Francis, Aunt Alexandra's grandson, when Francis says that her father, Atticus, is a "nigger-lover." He is referring to Atticus's... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Aunt Alexandra is Atticus Finch's sister, while Uncle Jack is Atticus's younger brother. Uncle Jack went to Boston to study medicine when he was younger, but Aunt Alexandra stayed in Finch's... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet believes that his uncle, Claudius, has killed his father. A ghost has appeared to tell Hamlet this news, and Hamlet wants to use a play presented at court to test... -
Answered a Question in Reconstruction
The northern attitudes about Reconstruction changed over time. After the Civil War ended in 1865, many Northerners believed that they had to rebuild the South to make sure it was reformed. They... -
Answered a Question in The Witch of Blackbird Pond
In The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, Katherine Tyler, known as Kit, leaves Barbados in 1687 to live with her aunt in Puritan Connecticut. When her boat, the Dolphin,... -
Answered a Question in The Pit and the Pendulum
In "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator is condemned to death in the Spanish Inquisition. After he is sentenced to die, he wakes up and struggles to find out where he is.... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
In the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, Emily Grierson is a member of a faded aristocratic southern family. Her family was once great, and the town still treats her with a sense... -
Answered a Question in The Veldt
In the short story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury, George and Lydia Hadley build their two children, Peter and Wendy, an automated nursery that carries out all the functions that parents would perform... -
Answered a Question in Reading Lolita in Tehran
Reading Lolita in Tehran by literature professor Azar Nafisi is the real-life account of the book club Nafisi led for seven bright women in the privacy of her house in the 1990s, during a time of... -
Answered a Question in Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad's masterful novella "Heart of Darkness" is about a steamboat captain named Marlow who narrates his harrowing trip into the heart or center of the Congo Free State in Africa. Marlow... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
Carlson is an insensitive ranch hand who Steinbeck uses in opposition to George. While George shoots Lennie out of sympathy and fear of what others might do to Lennie, Carlson disposes of life...
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