Brother Jacob
Author | : George Eliot |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:8596547307532 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Download or read book Brother Jacob written by George Eliot and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brother Jacob by George Eliot is a parody and a satire on whiteness. Eliot criticizes the career path of a confectioner in light of the anti-slavery movement. Excerpt: "Among the many fatalities attending the bloom of young desire, that of blindly taking to the confectionery line has not, perhaps, been sufficiently considered. How is the son of a British yeoman, who has been fed principally on salt pork and yeast dumplings, to know that there is satiety for the human stomach even in a paradise of glass jars full of sugared almonds and pink lozenges and that the tedium of life can reach a pitch where plum-buns at discretion cease to offer the slightest excitement?"