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Hello readers and welcome back to my blog that reflects my thoughts and ideas about the novel Pushout written By Monique Morris. In this post, I will be talking about the novel and how it relates to current events! So let’s dive in! First off, I have to admit that I’m not much of a nonfiction reader, and normally the idea of reading it seems tedious and for lack of a better term, boring. But after indulging in this book, my opinion has since changed. It very well could be that I have been reading nonfiction about the wrong topics, or that the topic of race is just something that I feel strongly about. Either way, this book has been nothing short of educational and shocking to me. I think that one of the reasons the topic of race and how it plays a role in the United States is so moving to me is because of all the current events that surround it.   9 months ago, me, my camera, my sister and my mother did something new for the first time: We went to a protest. My mother was, as any m...

Hello again! In my second post, you learned about the style that Monique Morris uses to captivate her audience. The power of literature is incredibly handy in today’s world and there are so many different pieces that are able to move readers while still proving a specific point. Monique Morris is able to warp her powerful words into a message that sticks up for young Black women all throughout America. While reading further into the text I have developed my own thoughts as to what Monique Morris uses her gift of writing for. Through her writing, Morris makes the claim that young African American women are being criminalized throughout the education system. While this claim may seem unrealistic to some, she uses extensive research and information to back it up. Throughout the text, she talks about certain young women who are struggling to survive in a predominately white-ruled world, who then turn to prostitution for survival and then end up in the juvenile detention centers because of ...

Hello and welcome back to my blog about the novel Pushout written by Dr. Monique Morris! In case you missed it, last blog I introduced the book and what my ideas were surrounding it so far. I briefly went over the long list of Morris’ accomplishments and discussed the ideas of how sheltered we are, here at Hopkinton High School. In this blog, since I have read more, and am beginning to understand the deeper concepts of the novel, I will be analyzing the important choices and strategies used by Dr. Morris.  One of the most critical pieces of literature is the way in which authors capture their readers. This is something that is notably difficult to do when writing a non-fiction novel about a topic that is quite controversial. Many authors will lose their readers in just the first few pages because nothing reels in their attention and the words seemingly droop off the page with no purpose behind them. While this may be a common issue for some, Monique Morris has no trouble drawing r...

Hello and Welcome to my blog! This is a page where I will be reflecting on my interpretation of the Novel Pushout which seemingly mirrors the effect of the American school system on young Black girls. Written by Monique W. Morris, Pushout grabs the attention of readers by sharing the stories of those who were underestimated in the school system. This novel not only shares heartbreaking stories but also demonstrates the consequences of the segregation mindset that is still present in the education system today. The atrocious actions that happen to young women occur solely based on the color of their skin.  Pushout is only scratching the surface of Morris’ accomplishments. Attaining three decades of work within the areas of education, civil rights, juvenile and social justice, Morris uses her prior knowledge and experiences to enhance the harsh realities that she writes about (Bio). Other work by her includes Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Centur...