Week 9, project planning history

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For project number 2 I plan on writing about the topic Choose one short story or novel excerpt. Write a piece in which you explore the following: In what ways could this story be considered an artifact of history? What does this story teach us about history? How does a story teach us about a time or place differently than a history book? And I am going to choose the writing The Land of the Free by Edith Maud Eaton. I really enjoyed reading this story so I think further discussing it will be good. The Land of the free by Edith Eaton tells a personal emotional story of a family and the struggles they face in different times of history and while their own personal story is creating and reflecting history. This story discusses different sides of discrimination and the process of crossing borders and having to go through customs sometimes resulting in the separation of families which is common in history today and has been a part of history in the past. I will go about this by first identifying different parts of history that are evident in the story and what in this story can be considered history which will be focused on the separation of families when crossing borders, etc and discrimination can pull families apart evident in history and through this story. I will also talk about how this story teaches us about history specifically how such a personal story and one that a reader can connect to on a personal level and how different times in history can be so emotional for people when that is not always seen from the history textbook. I will then also discuss how this story can connect on a more personal and emotional level then a textbook can. This can be done through the use of different literary devices which end up telling a more personal story and can show a different side of history through the use of different characters and devices.

Eaton, Edith. The Land of the free.

Comments

  1. AnthonyApril 7, 2019 at 11:28 PM

    Hi grace,
    I am looking forward to reading your project. I have not read the story myself although I love reading family stories that span time and place. And you are so right, the story of family separation on the U.S./Mexico border is very topical. I await what you have to say, and in the meantime I will read the story too. Good luck!

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