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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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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and wit are crucial in surviving in a foreign land‚ where language‚ culture‚ and even racism are an issue. A few wrong steps and you may find yourself a few shingles short of a roof over your head. It is that last category of drifters who define “Geese‚” where Dina and four other ex-patriots find themselves sharing a one room flat in Japan. These misfortunate individuals are escaping from themselves‚ and through misplaced pride‚ ill preparation‚ and execution find themselves on the brink of self-annihilation
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“Wild Geese‚” motivates individuals to join their past with the future in order to bring out the best in themselves. “Wild Geese” first appeared in Oliver’s Dream Work‚ published in 1986. This poem is one out of forty-five poems in Dream Work that encourages self-awareness. She explores the association between nature and the human mind—how the mind transcends through memories‚ separating us from society. She contemplates why humans worry when the beauty of nature surrounds us. By using the geese metaphor
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