Kitty Sharp, M.A.
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I have taught secondary English since 1999. Some courses I've taught include AP English Literature and AP English Language, American Literature, Western Literature, Academic Writing, English Grammar, Genre Studies, and Language Arts/Literacy.
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Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
As part of Junior's reflection process, he acknowledges that while there are significant problems on the reservation such as poverty, alcoholism, and loss of hope, there is great beauty as well.... -
Answered a Question in Night
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Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Tea Cake, Janie's third husband, could arguably be labeled as the "staunchest feminist in the novel" because he makes space for Janie to be her whole, true self. Tea Cake's positioning as a... -
Answered a Question in The Bluest Eye
In Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, the presentation of class is largely handled through characterization and setting. For example, Geraldine's character is a symbol for both the middle class and... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In Fugard's "MASTER HAROLD". . .and the boys, the relationship between Hally and his mother is weak and seemingly distant. The audience never meets Hally's mother as a present... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In Fugard's "MASTER HAROLD". . .and the boys, Hally experiences a sense of helplessness and rage at his parents. When his father gets on the telephone, Hally lies and tells him that he is glad... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
Jackson's story "The Lottery" suggests that blindly following institutional practices based solely on tradition should be questioned. Several aspects of the story imply a negative view of blindly... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," the village members largely conform to the practice of the lottery because the villagers have done so for generations. Characters like Old Man Warner are... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
In Fahrenheit 451, "burning" takes on literal and figurative meaning. Here is an example from Part 3 of the novel: He burnt the bedroom walls and the cosmetics chest because he wanted... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
At the end of the second chapter of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior says, "A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody can afford that" to comment on the state of... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior sees the reservation in "apparently disparate" ways because he understands the cultural beauty and socioeconomic difficulties that... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior learns through the deaths of people close to him that he should make the most of his life and seek opportunities to make his... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden likes places that do not change. Since the death of his brother Allie, Holden has a hard time dealing with change and wishes that life would just stay... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, arguably one of the most prominent themes of the novel is living one's dreams. In the second chapter of the novel, the narrator reveals Janie's... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Leafy Crawford is Janie's mother. Leafy is mixed race, as Nanny was raped by the slave master in charge of her plantation. Throughout Leafy's... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie's learning to shoot even better than Tea Cake foreshadows her having to shoot him at the end of the novel. In the setting of the novel, 1930's... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In the opening scene of Their Eyes Were Watching God, the narrator describes the differences in the nature of men versus the nature of women in terms of following their dreams. The... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie's three marriages shape, to a certain degree, Janie's individual identity and sense of self. Janie does not have a choice in marrying Logan... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
As The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian progresses, it is clear that the protagonist Junior develops a clearer understanding about how addiction affects people universally.... -
Answered a Question in Othello
In Shakespeare's Othello, Othello understands that he has held great power in the military, and he calls on this power in order to have himself heard after it becomes clear to all that he... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "Master Harold". . .and the Boys, the most forceful symbol of the instability in Hally and Sam's relationship is the moment when Hally spits in Sam's face. This moment illustrates the... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
One of the major themes of the play "Master Harold". . .and the Boys is the role that privilege plays in our lives. The play opens with Willie telling Sam that his girlfriend Hilda has... -
Answered a Question in Othello
In Act 1 Scene 3 of Othello, Brabantio's attitude towards women is evidenced in his outrage towards Desdemona having married Othello. Brabantio says that his daughter has been "stol'n... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
In Macbeth, Macbeth is taken over by greed and he abuses his power as king. Ultimately, Macbeth fears the verity of the witches' prophecy, which states that Macbeth will be king but that... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "Master Harold". . .and the boys, Sam considers Abraham Lincoln "a man of magnitude" because Lincoln fought for social justice. Before Sam names Lincoln as a man of magnitude, he tells... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In the ballroom dance in "Master Harold". . .and the boys, Sam says that people play out their dream of having a world in which there are "no collisions." Sam and Willie think it funny... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "MASTER HAROLD". . .and the boys, Willie experiences the change that Sam hopes Hally will also experience: he admits his wrongs and consciously chooses to walk away from his privilege. At... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
"Master Harold". . .and the boys suggests that the consequences of injustice in South African society are the loss of dignity and humanity. In the play, Hally recounts his best memory: the flying... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "Master Harold". . .and the boys, the historical context of the play is particularly important as the story is set during the beginnings of South African apartheid. The present line of the... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "Master Harold". . .and the boys, Hally's father--quite frankly--is not a good man. It is clear that Hally is glad to not have his father at home because when his mother first calls... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the boys, Hally's relationship with both Sam and Willie was close when Hally was young. Hally would often hide under the bed in Sam and Willie's room so that his... -
Answered a Question in "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the Boys
In "MASTER HAROLD" . . . and the boys, the dance represents life and social interactions. Sam tells Hally that the dance is like life in a dream where no one collides with one another.... -
Answered a Question in Girl
You can compare and contrast Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" to Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" through their shared theme of the norms and expectations of one's cultural heritage. For example, "Girl"... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
I don't think Junior is silly about his future in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian because he makes a hard and thoughtful decision about the type of education he feels that he... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior started wearing eyeglasses when he was just three years old. Ever since birth, Junior suffered from physical ailments,... -
Answered a Question in What You Pawn I Will Redeem
The answer here lies in how we as readers define "hard work" in terms of the context of the story. Literally, readers might be inclined to define hard work as putting much time and effort... -
Answered a Question in What You Pawn I Will Redeem
In "What You Pawn I Will Redeem," Jackson is challenged by his own character traits and flaws when trying to earn the $999 that it will cost to buy his grandmother's regalia from the pawnbroker.... -
Answered a Question in Winter Dreams
In "Winter Dreams," Dexter's being called "boy" in part causes him to stop caddying because he decides that he's too old to caddy any longer. At least, that's what he tells others around him, like... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
This is a pretty hard question to answer, especially because Junior is developed as an overly sympathetic protagonist in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. That said, no... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Junior's grandmother is largely representative of the moral compass by which Junior is charged to live. Although many of the Indians around... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior encounters several influential people including his parents, his grandmother, and his good friends Rowdy and Penelope.... -
Answered a Question in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior and his father have a strong relationship, although Junior worries about his father's battle with alcohol. Junior... -
Answered a Question in Their Eyes Were Watching God
In Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Pheoby's moral code differs from that of the town in that she is genuinely concerned about what has happened to Janie. In the first chapter of... -
Answered a Question in Everyday Use
In "Everyday Use," Dee is not a wholly unsympathetic character. In the story, she represents the voice and ideology of the Black Power Movement, so her motivation for wanting to preserve her... -
Answered a Question in Everyday Use
Three major topics that are addressed in Walker's "Everyday Use" are cultural heritage, materialism, and isolation. The characters in the story discuss the best ways to honor cultural... -
Answered a Question in Everyday Use
In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, Mama's internal narrative voice differs from her external speaking voice in terms of tone and style. In her internal monologues, Mama's voice is more poetic and... -
Answered a Question in Othello
A reader might compare Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye to Othello in Shakespeare's Othello. Both Holden and Othello suffer from personal insecurity that lays the... -
Answered a Question in Othello
One of the ways in which Shakespeare dramatizes Othello's flaws in Othello is by having him fall into trances. The first time Othello falls into a trance is in Act 4 Scene 1 after... -
Answered a Question in The Catcher in the Rye
In Chapter 7 of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden tells Ackley that he is thinking of joining a monastery. Ackley is really annoyed with Holden when he asks because Holden has woken...
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