ENG 304: Melville & Ellison

When I first began this class, I was quite unsure of how Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison were going to work in one class. Only knowing Melville as the guy…

In our last reading of Invisible Man, I felt like I was reading a recent story and not something written in 1952. Everything from the illegally selling something on the street…

Our narrator, T.I.M, has been slowly getting worn down by his experiences in life. In the prologue, we are allowed to glimpse into his head and see what he is…

The first few chapter of Invisible Man have been eye opening and a totally different experience from reading Moby-Dick. The strange surrealist nature of the plot is a confusing reading…

The conclusion of Moby Dick ended up being a whirlwind in which I left more confused than when I started. As Moby Dick is such an integral part of cultural…

The relationship between Ishmael and Queequeg is one of the most interesting aspects of Moby Dick so far. Ishmael, although initially portrayed as Xenophobic, very quickly accepts Queequeg as his…

The viewing of Dear White people and the subsequent discussion with Justin Simien was incredibly enlightening. What stuck out to me the most was this idea that the director brought…

Billy Budd is a story that turned out nothing like I expected. What I thought was going to be a simple story about a young sailor turned out to be…

Babo, in my opinion, is the most interesting character in all of Benito Cereno. Despite being a slave, he finds a way to take control of the ship with his…

Tommo spends much of Typee criticizing the harsh reality of nineteenth century western culture and tradition. He sees the strife-free and egalitarian society of the Typees as on par, or…