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Rose confronts Troy only on minor flaws, while supporting his self-image as a good, strong capable man. Rose: “I know you like the back of my hand. Go in there and get you some coffee… See if that straighten you up. ‘Cause you ain’t right this morning.” (544). Rose: “Ain’t no sense you blaming yourself for nothing. Gabe wasn’t in no condition to manage that money. You done what was right by him. Look how long you took care of him… till he wanted to have his own place and moved over there with Miss

OMAM is Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife comes into the bunkhouse and acts as if she is looking for Curley, but is really looking for attention. I’m looking for Curley,” she said. “You’re the new fellas that just came ain’t ya?” “Sometimes Curley’s in here.” “Well he ain’t now.” “If he ain’t,

priest, but we soon find that he has stopped preaching to the people. “Casy took the bottle and regarded it broodingly. "I ain't preachin' no more much. The sperit ain't in the people much no more; and worse'n that, the sperit ain't in me no more. 'Course now an' again the sperit gets movin' an' I rip out a meetin', or when folks sets out food I give 'em a grace, but my heart ain't in it. I on'y do it 'cause they expect it."” (Steinbeck 14). He seems to only preach when asked to, and has seemed to have

Evaluation: Black Is… Black Ain’t The final film by Marlon Riggs, Black is…Black Ain't, is concerned with the state of the African American community. This film essentially asks the question, what does it mean to be black? The director and producer, Marlon Riggs, guides viewers along an “an up-front examination of racism, sexism, and homophobia within the black community itself. Bringing together personal stories, interviews, music, history, and performance, Black Is...Black Ain’t asks African Americans:

former slave, Sojourner Truth delivered her extemporaneous speech on racial inequalities, “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio (“Sojourner Truth Biography”). This spontaneous speech of only a few minutes long was a landmark moment in American history. In her speech, Truth addressed her views on women’s rights and to advocate equal rights of men and women everywhere. What makes “Ain’t I a Woman?” worthy of reading? Its qualitative features such as the meaning and central

‘Course it ain’t. God darn, it’s always ‘cuz of you, ain’t it? Everything has to always be about God darn you!” Lennie was confounded and scooted back. “I’m sorry George-” George shook his head. “No, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that. It’s just that we gotta go before-” Suddenly, he whipped

know, I ain’t never seen snow. (Spotlight slowly fades in, revealing Joe sitting on a chair) Not even a little bit. I mean, growing up in Texas, you just don’t ever expect to. (Pauses) If I had a’ known (Pauses) don’t you think I would a’ stopped him? I would of. I would a’ take a knife myself and dragged it right through that heart of his. I just know it. I mean, I ain’t the smartest brick on the building, but hell, I ain’t never been so wrong about nothing my entire life – and I ain’t wrong about

“Ain’t I a woman”, this familiar statement expresses how woman are good enough, how they can do whatever they want to do. Women back then could not do the same things men could do because of equality. Women were entitled to certain amount of food are even work as much but “Ain’t I a Woman”, so that means just because men and women are different does not mean they cannot do the same thing. Women during this time struggled with their identity because they felt like men were their superior. Sojourner

Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with o. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he get’s sick’ ” (72). From this passage, it is clear that Crooks is excluded and does not have any friends at the ranch. Readers notice how often Crooks is discriminated against based on the color of his skin. “ ‘Well, I got a right to have light. You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in

And ain't I a woman?”(Ain’t I A Woman-2). When she says this she tries to show that just because she is African American she should have the same rights as other women. She tells that her freedom should be them same as others because she is a woman too. Another thing she say is that women should have the same rights as men. She says this in her speech when she says, “Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman!”(Ain’t I A Woman-4)