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Roaring 20’s Slang and Murray’s Jelly Bean Story Translated – Part IV
Yesterday, I taught my first F. Scott Fitzgerald & The Roaring Twenties class at the University of Richmond’s, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Our class, of over fifty students, had a
Do You Know Your Roaring 20’s Slang? – Part III
How many of these Roaring Twenties slang words and expressions do you know? Leave a Reply in the Box Below this Blog. I will offer the translations next Wednesday after
F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Decade That Changed America – Part II
F. Scott Fitzgerald was both a keen active observer and a full participant in many of the most exciting changes that were taking place in the 1920’s. He stated that
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties (Part I)
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was named after his cousin, Francis Scott Key—the composer of the “Star-Spangled Banner. He was born in Minnesota to a fairly well-off Catholic family. He
Why D’oan’ a Frenchman Speak Like a Man?
In the next section of dialogue in Chapter 14, Huck Finn continues his struggle to set Jim straight on some of the finer points of history and culture. As we
Huck & Jim Discuss Whether King Solomon Was the World’s Wisest Man
The conversations between Huck and Jim about King Solomon are among the most humorous and linguistically complex passages in Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The literary lens of Polyglossia helps
What Would Huck Do (WWHD)?
What was Huckleberry Finn to do? What would you have done in this situation? He tells his story from a psychological first-person perspective, which helps readers to reach a deep
Jim to Huck: “I hain’t ever done no harm to a ghos, doan’ hurt me.”
In Literature, The Hero’s Journey often starts out with the main character feeling uncomfortable with his or her situation. Then, he is forced or drawn into an adventure in some
A Pallatte of Litchatte Posts from July 2016 through July 2017
Dr. Murray Ellison received a Master’s in Education from Temple University (1973), a Master’s Degree of Arts in English Literature from Virginia Commonwealth University (2015), and a Doctorate in
