Simone Sturrup

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

“Beauty is a social experience- subjective and interactive.”
“Men enjoyed my body before I enjoyed being in my body.”
If someone would like to elaborate on these with me in class that would be lit because I’m in awe.
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[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

I FREAKING LOVE JANET MOCK! Some of my favorite quotes:
“Not speaking is more frightening than speaking”
“Clubs are companions for those alone and awake”
“The truth is a whip when wielded by a tongue”
“At least my body was snatched”
“Envy seeks to destroy”
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@emilyydembekk I also found out while reading that yunior goes through a constant battle of burying the hatchet by changing his ways but also would relapse and allow one to think that he cannot change. Ever.

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I feel like majority of us can agree that Yunior is a sexist piece of shit. #shiftingselves

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@taylorshopel I agree, however I do like to see different perspectives, especially through a cheater’s eye lol

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

“The Vice-President smiles fantastically and I can see why he’s a vice-president.”
Is there’s any significance with this quote? I feel like I’m missing something....
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I like how the author left certain words untranslated..The narrative parts made it more original with the spanish. #shiftingselves

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

@Mary76072045 When the slaves were brought to the US they had to denounce their gods and begin to believe in the slave owners god. For centuries, these slaves were lied to, tortured or killed to death.

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

@kwils_sam Absolutely powerful

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Which “god” does Smith assume they believe in? And why the hell don’t they believe in forgiveness. #shiftingselves

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

“history is what it is. it knows what it did.” in ‘summer, somewhere’ hit me hard. If history knows what it did, and the present knows what they did, why isn’t there any change for a better future? Why are we still making the same mistakes? #shiftingselves

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

@Mary76072045 I feel like we will always hold a small part of our childhood selves. It’s latent but can be proven to help us in dire situations. Vance holds on to a part of his young self so he can reflect on his growth and attain true wisdom.

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@regan_kathryn I agree! Usha’s loyalty to Vance throughout the novel was satisfying to read.

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

If Vance didn’t reclaim his Christianity faith, how different would the outcome with his mother have been? Does this tell us how religion can change a perspectives view on life? #shiftingselves

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Why does Vance refer to Usha as his “Yale spirit guide”? #shiftingselves

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Vance says that his mother “loathed disloyalty, and there was no greater disloyalty than class betrayal.” What does he or his mom know about loyalty or disloyalty? #shiftingselves

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What is the significance of Vance’s mom say that “we’re hill people. And we respect our dead.” #shiftingselves

[Simone Sturrup @simone_sturrup]

A play adds all voices “pessimistic, optimistic etc.) to the conversation. It allows us as a class to think of all the different possibilities one can come across which can result in metamorphosis #shiftingselves

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In “photo session”, I found the man and woman symbolic & represents defeat, conforming & pain. Wolfe creates Ebony Mag. as a safe haven. Since they took the “easy way out”, they begin to realize that you can’t run from problems. What’s this “new pain” at the end?! #shiftingselves

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DQ 2- I zoomed in on cookin’ with Ethel when it said she “explored the magic and mysteries of colored cuisine” & when she lists the ingredients for a “baked batch of negroes” What latent meaning is behind Ethel’s entire song and the dolls thrown into the pot AGAIN #shiftingselves