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Michael W. Rickard II
Feb 22, 20195 min read
The Trade Winds of Change: Emily Cartwright’s Ignorance and Corruption in the Novel "Cambridge&
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Feb 16, 20194 min read
I Waiting Until the Cows Come Home: Male Sexuality in Toni Morrison’s "Beloved."
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on Toni...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Feb 9, 20193 min read
I Hadn’t Knowed: Intersectionality and the Synthesis of Dessa Rose and Miss Rufel
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on the...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Feb 1, 20194 min read
“Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend”: How Harriet Jacobs Is Not Afraid to Offend Her Audience in &q
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on...
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Michael W Rickard II
Nov 2, 20181 min read
The Big Announcement Revealed!
My first novel, Flunky: Pawns and Kings debuts on Amazon.com on November 25, 2018. You can purchase it through Kindle or order a...
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by Michael Rickard II
Oct 12, 20184 min read
A Real-Life Highway through Hell: Crafting a Mosaic in "The Devil’s Highway"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note: Illegal border crossings are more controversial than ever, something discussed in...
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by Michael Rickard II
Sep 20, 20184 min read
Destruction and Diaspora: Life in "Their Dogs Came with Them: A Novel"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The border is a hot topic right now thus my class in borderland literature...
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by Michael Rickard II
Aug 31, 20185 min read
Chick Lit on the Border: Unheard Voices in "Loving Pedro Infante"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The border is a hot topic right now thus my class in borderland literature...
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by Michael Rickard II
Aug 17, 20185 min read
Death by Culture and Waste in "Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The U.S./Mexico border is a hot topic right now but there are many issues besides...
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by Michael Rickard II
Jul 28, 20184 min read
Not So Safe Spaces in "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note: Here's an essay I wrote on Women Hollering Creek and Other Stories for a class I...
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Michael W Rickard II
Jul 20, 20184 min read
The Subalterned Life in "Bless Me Ultima."
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Here's an essay I wrote on Bless Me, Ultima. Spoilers abound: Rudolfo Anaya employs magical...
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Michael Rickard II
Feb 5, 20184 min read
“'Quit Asking Questions and Do What You Are Told': Questioning the Hardscrabble Reality of A
Here's a copy of an essay I wrote in 2017 about Richard Wright's novel Black Boy. The reality of post-Reconstruction life is brilliantly...
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Michael Rickard II
Jan 29, 20184 min read
"Damned By My Fellow Americans: Examining the Horrors of Xenophobia, Racism, and Hybridity in &
It's been said war is hell, but hell can be found on the homefront as well as the battlefront overseas. Julie Otsuka's novel When the...
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Michael Rickard II
Jul 4, 20173 min read
"The American New Man: Crèvecœur and the Promise of early America."
As America celebrates its independence, I thought I'd share an English project I wrote two years ago about one of America's earliest...
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Michael Rickard II
Apr 19, 20172 min read
“If We Don’t Have the Hardest Luck of Any Two People I Ever Heard of.” How Fate Dooms Frank Norris&#
In naturalist novels, secondary characters also suffer bad fates. Continuing naturalism’s theme of life’s unpredictability and tendency...
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Michael Rickard II
Apr 12, 20176 min read
“If We Don’t Have the Hardest Luck of Any Two People I Ever Heard of.” How Fate Dooms Frank Norris&#
Mac is burdened by his laziness. While environment contributes to Mac’s downfall, hereditary plays a significant part. Mac is...
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Michael Rickard II
Apr 5, 20175 min read
“If We Don’t Have the Hardest Luck of Any Two People I Ever Heard of.” How Fate Dooms Frank Norris&#
Frank Norris' novel McTeague exemplifies naturalism with its examination of character through a slice of life storytelling technique, and...
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