Theresa Pogach
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I have taught elementary and middle school for 15 years. My students have inspired me with their unique and thought provoking questions, which led me to seek deeper answers. My speciality is history covering Ancient Civilizations, Early America, The American Revolution, and The Young Republic (1861-The Civil Rights Movement).
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Answered a Question in The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor
In the short story "The Girl Who Left Her Sock on the Floor," the protagonist, Francie, journeys on several buses. Her first trip begins when she is at boarding school and summoned to the Head of... -
Answered a Question in Letters from an American Farmer
In "What Is an American?" by Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur, the central theme is dramatic differences between the American colonies and life in Europe. This French immigrant explores how... -
Answered a Question in Give Me Liberty!
During the 1930s, the labor force organized against large companies to ensure the ethical treatment of workers. During 1934, no less than 2,000 strikes took place to support the growth of workers'... -
Answered a Question in History
John Mitchell, the head of the United Mine Workers, wrote in detail about “Industrial Liberty” in “The Workingman’s Conception of Industrial Liberty.” To establish industrial liberty, workers... -
Answered a Question in Atonement
At the end of the novel Atonement, an elderly Briony Tallis seeks a resolution as she reflects on her shameful past. Briony was the catalyst to a disturbing chain of events that ruined multiple... -
Answered a Question in Give Me Liberty!
The origins of populism lie with farmers of the late 1800s. During this time, agricultural prices were falling, and rural areas suffered from economic insecurity. Farmers found themselves trapped... -
Answered a Question in Literature
In "The Boss Came to Dinner," there is a stark contrast between the Shamnaths generation and that of the mother. The Shamnaths value sophistication, class, and outward image, which is made clear as... -
Answered a Question in The Chairs
In the play The Chairs, the title represents nothingness. Chairs are arranged in the home of an elderly couple, known in the story as simply "man" and "woman," as they attempt to recall a tale from... -
Answered a Question in Literature
The title of the play Tara by Mahesh Dattani alludes to societal attitudes towards gender and gender identity. Tara is one half of a pair of conjoined twins. Her brother, Chandan, becomes the main... -
Answered a Question in Restart
Chase Ambrose changes drastically through the course of the novel Restart by Gordon Korman. The catalyst for this change is an accidental fall from the roof of his home. After falling and hitting... -
Answered a Question in Second-Class Citizen
In Second-Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta, the protagonist, Adah, evolves throughout the novel in several ways. Adah is a natural optimist as a young girl and is willing to ignore or justify... -
Answered a Question in Give Me Liberty!
Formerly enslaved people and slaveholders in the postwar South pursued freedom differently. For the previously enslaved Americans, the concept of freedom came from what they witnessed outside the... -
Answered a Question in Homegoing
While James continuously struggles with the role of arranged marriage in his life and his parents’ lives, Maame speaks powerfully about the difference between strength and weakness: “Weakness is... -
Answered a Question in Candide
The Old Woman in Candide represents a plethora of unique qualities. She is resilient (coping with a barrage of bad luck and tragic events), demonstrates a genuinely hopeful outlook despite her... -
Answered a Question in The House on Mango Street
The female characters in The House on Mango Street surrounding the protagonist, Esperanza, include Rachel and Lucy (her best friends) and Sally. Rachel and Lucy are sisters and live across the... -
Answered a Question in Second-Class Citizen
In Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta, the protagonist, Adah, works to escape her restrictive life in Nigeria. Her goal becomes increasingly specific as she desires to move to the United... -
Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe crafts a title from a W. B. Yeats quote from the poem "The Second Coming." Yeats uses this phrase to amplify the inevitability of pain and deep suffering.... -
Answered a Question in Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's novel explores several themes in The Perfect Nine, all of them having to do with family. His mythical tale recounts the lives of the founding members of a Kenyan community,... -
Answered a Question in Of Love and Other Demons
In Of Love and Other Demons, Gabriel García Márquez creates various metaphors of illness and contagion as related to social behavior and society. Illnesses such as the rabies supposedly inflicted... -
Answered a Question in The Guest
The title, “The Guest,” symbolizes the lack of information available to Daru regarding the Arab, why he is there, and what he has done. Generally speaking, you refer to someone as a guest when you...
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