The Daly Post

It's shocking to me when I hear that "not much has changed" (Wilkinson) in regards to the segregation in our surrounding communities. Coming from such a racially diverse, well-rounded area makes it hard to believe that only 25 minutes away people don't live with the same range of culture that we do here in Troy. We've only ever been exposed to a multitude of races and cultures in our schools and neighborhoods that we hardly pay attention to what's happening a few cities away.  Take yourself back to when you and your family went on vacation. Often times, you meet either other travelers or tour guides and the question of "where are you visiting from" maneuvers its way into the conversation. When you follow up the question with "Detroit", the answer commonly shocks the average person, but why?  Detroit is known for being one of the most "segregated areas in the nation" (Wilkinson). It mainly consists of African-Americans whi

After calling Gatsby "gorgeous" (Fitzgerald 2) in the first chapter of the book, "The Great Gatsby", Nick's sexuality was immediately questioned by not only myself, but by many others. The queer lens, or perspective, offers insight for the reader in regards to how  Nick himself may be portraying a queer role without the knowledge of it. Him being the narrator of the novel, we as an audience see  his queer-like opinions, descriptions, and interpretations of situations and people which ultimately sets a very "sexually ambiguous" (Tyson 342) tone to the novel.  Nick is often seen describing females in a very masculine way, and males in a very feminine way which can suggest his sexual insecurities, yet true interpretations of the characters. Gatsby is always  described by Nick as if he were a female figure. He talks about him as if he only owned "gorgeous pink suits" (Fitzgerald 162) and "shirts with stripes in coral and apple green

While reading "The Great Gatsby", our class has picked up on a couple of motifs such as the green light, the valley of ashes, and the reoccurring color of yellow. Motifs most of the time are a sort of object such as the green light, or a symbol such as the color yellow. Given that the valley of ashes acts as a motif, but also is a setting within the novel urges me to expand my knowledge on the mysterious place even more.  The valley of ashes is a stretch of desolate land between West and East Egg consisting nothing more than just ash and dirt itself. The name itself is contradictory serving as ironic due to the fact that a "valley" is a place normally looked upon as beautiful in comparison to ashes which serve as a symbol of uncleanliness and being poor. Putting aside the name, the unkempt area is described as "a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke" (Fitzg

Why do I love him? Why do I love a man who does not respectfully love me back? What is it that's holding him back? He loves me. I know it. He's just not expressing it the way I am. Is he embarrassed of me or something? Am I too needy to the point of demand? I mean, it's not like I'm asking for too much. All I want is somebody, particularly Milkman, to love me the same way I love them. Okay, maybe I am a little needy, but it's not like love is a difficult thing to do or feel. If I, the supposed "neediest girl", is able to fall in love with this man at the rate I did, I would surely bet my mothers "two-carat diamond" (Morrison 310) that he can do the same. Unfortunately for me, I'd lose that diamond so I probably shouldn't do that. But why? My appearance is something that I have always been insecure about. Maybe that is the one thing he doesn't want, the outside portion of myself. Milkman, being the materialistic man he is, may