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"The Wedding Gift" by Marlen Suyapa Bodden revolves around the life of a woman named Clarissa and her 'wedding gift' slave from her father. And one of the main themes in this story is that of slavery and how discriminatory or inferior the slaves were treated in the South parts of America.
Explanation:
Marlen Suyapa Bodden's "The Wedding Gift," tells the story of how a woman named Clarissa and her 'wedding gift slave "Sarah" who turned out to be her half-sister, a product of their father's secret sexual affair with his slave Emmeline. This story delves into the issue of slavery in the American South, the positions of slaves and their hardships and the issue of class/ belonging among different races, and also especially on the 'inferiority' of the female gender compared to the males.
<u>One dominant issue in the story is that of slavery</u>. This is seen in the lives, the different lives of the two sisters Clarissa and Sarah. While Clarissa, as a white woman, is an accepted daughter of Allen and have full access to her father's world, Sarah, on the other hand, is just a small slave girl who is passed on like a piece of property. She was given by Allen to Clarissa as a wedding gift, and when her husband divorced her, she remained a part of Clarissa's 'belongings' that she takes along with her wherever her life leads.
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Explanation:
What does Elie's father imply about the role of faith in survival?
Faith is not needed if one is physically strong.
Without God none of them will survive.
Faith and prayer are the only actions that can save them.
To survive, one must have faith in himself if nothing else.
Answer:
Oliver was so preoccupied in climbing the social ladder because<em> he was born in the lower class and wanted a better life.</em> He was actually an orphan who was sold in order to become an apprentice. Due to his struggles, he ran away to London <em>in order to seek for a better living condition.</em>
Explanation:
The question above is related to the story about "Oliver Twist," written by <em>Charles Dickens</em>. It focuses on the character of the child protagonist, Oliver, who was an<u><em> orphan boy.</em></u>
The novel shows the<em> different kinds of social statuses</em>, including<em> child labor</em>. Thus, when Oliver ran away to London, he was recruited by a gentleman who provided his food and lodgings. He later found out that he was actually recruited not to make handkerchiefs and wallets but to do<u> pick-pocketing.</u>
Answer:
Salmon.
Explanation: Helped my brother with this question he got it right.
