Category: Even As We Breathe

+ Annette Clapsaddle, Charlie Chaplin, cherokee, Even As We Breathe, fascism, movie, The Great Dictator, world war ii

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism

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Over the past year, I have tried, at various times, to watch Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) because I kept seeing Chaplin’s famous speech from the end of the film. Every time I started the film, I couldn’t get past the first half hour, where Chaplin’s Jewish barber survives World War I and rescues Commander Schultz. I didn’t finish the movie until I reread Annette … Read More Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism

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What Lies Buried Beneath Our Feet in Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s “Even As We Breathe”

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A few weeks ago, I reread Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s debut novel Even As I Breathe for class. When I initially read the novel back in 2023, I found it engaging and important, but I did not really get into it until about halfway through the novel when the various threads throughout the story started to come together. This time, though, the book grabbed mu attention and … Read More What Lies Buried Beneath Our Feet in Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s “Even As We Breathe”

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