Esi Edugyan Essays
Rewriting the Past College
Washington Black
In Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, one of her character’s notes that “we believe the one who has the power... So when you study history, you must always ask yourself, ‘Whose story am I missing?’” (Gyasi 239). With this in mind, novels of historical...
Washington Black: Challenges of Cinematic Adaptation 12th Grade
Washington Black
“Show, don’t tell” is a timeless technique persisting in various media industries, inclusive for both literature and film. Tying together the two lies Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black, chronicling the struggles of the eponymous George Washington...