ZZ Packer The Alternative Master Narrative “By our second day at Camp Crescendo‚ the girls in my Brownie troop had decided to kick the asses of each and every girl in Brownie Troop 909” (Packer p.1). Not exactly how one would think a brownie girl would act‚ but that’s the trope‚ author ZZ Packer sets in every one of her stories‚ in Drinking Coffee Elsewhere. Like most authors‚ ZZ Packer has her own style of writing. She uses similar patterns and techniques throughout her collection of short stories
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young readers alike. There are several hidden gems though‚ one example being a very short story‚ “Brownies‚” written by a magnificent author‚ ZZ Packer. The story “Brownies” is a story that many people of cultural value can relate to‚ for it has many moral values in it. In my honest opinion‚ although the book was written far more recently‚ I find that ZZ Packer has the mindset of an “Old American voice.” She does not write about ridiculous stories with ridiculous action‚ however she writes about real
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The writer ZZ Packer’s short story‚ “Brownies‚” is about a troop of African-American Girl Scouts from south Atlanta that takes a camping trip; unfortunately‚ almost instantly‚ imaginary tensions build up between them and Troop 909‚ a group of white girls; struggle that later in this story develops as the main external conflict. Arnetta and Octavia‚ appear as the leaders of the group‚ and insist that the 909 girls called one of their group a derogatory word which is the starting point of the conflict
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Buffalo Soldiers The focal point of my paper will be on the changes in the United States (US) armed forces over the last century. I chose to compare the Buffalo Soldiers‚ who existed from 1867-1896‚ and their experiences with the current state of the US armed forces. I was drawn to author‚ ZZ Packer’s “Buffalo Soldiers” because of my experience in the US armed services and‚ as I read the book it became clear that the US armed services today is very different from what it was at the time when the
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Buffalo Soldiers The Buffalo Soldiers or the "Negro Calvary" were an elite group of soldiers that in the Civil War‚ Spanish-American War‚ World War1 and up to World War 2. These men were African American soldiers. The first Buffalo regiment formed on September 21‚ 1866 in Fort Leavenworth‚ Kansas. The Buffalo Soldiers started out as an all-black peacetime regiment that fought alongside the Union army during the Civil War. The Buffalo Soldiers were composed of 2 regiments which is the 9th and
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The Buffalo Soldiers On July 28‚ 1866‚ the U.S. Congress‚ as part of a broad reorganization of the army‚ authorized creation of six “colored” army regiments. Largely in acknowledgment of the outstanding service of the more than 180‚000 African-American volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War‚ black soldiers were allowed to enjoy the status of army “regulars” for the first time.[1] WHO WERE THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS? The first men to serve in all-black army units did so in
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In “Brownies‚” the author Z. Z Packer writes about a group of young black Girl Scouts at Camp Crescendo who are certain they have been discriminated. Z.Z Packer deliberately makes the girl scouts unrighteous through language‚ cynicism‚ and contrast so that she can depict her point of view on racism. When neither of the girls stand up against fighting Troop 909‚ it makes the reader wonder who is really innocent in this story. The author does not want the reader to believe that none of the girls
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atmosphere in which the story takes place. For example‚ the narrator in the story‚ "Snot‚" tries to blend in while she is at the camp site. She states‚ "I wanted nothing more than to be through with it all: the bus ride‚ the troop‚ school-all of it" (Packer 358). With this statement‚ Snot‚ or Laurel as she is really named‚ lets the reader know that she tries wants to get away from the over dramatic girls of her Brownie troop. Also to be accepted by her fellow Girl Scouts. Even though she is the narrator
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The Brownies description of troop 909 “They were white girls‚ their complexions a blend of ice cream: strawberry‚ vanilla in the first few lines it is very clear that racial issues and segregation is a main topic. The author ZZ Packer did a great job stating since the beginning that the stories was going to be confrontational “Troop 909 was doomed from the first day of camp;” Segregation is also still happening during this time since there is no diversity in the members of the each troop‚ one is
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Not just soldiers Strong‚ young‚ and proud what many men and women want to be but only some get to achieve. The Buffalo Soldiers had all those qualities they were not only soldiers but heroes. However‚ they were originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army‚ formed on 1866 at Fort Leavenworth‚ Kansas. All the regiments formed in 1866 were 9th Cavalry Regiment‚ 10th Cavalry Regiment‚ 24th Infantry Regiment and 25th Infantry Regiment. There were 25‚000 men and only
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