Directions: The essay is worth 40 points. Write a three-page essay on the topic below. Use details from the texts. Provide relevant evidence that supports your analysis. Be sure to comment/explain citations selected to support your discussion, and that your essay has the following: An introduction, body (development) and a conclusion. Use evidence from the texts to support your analysis, discussion/argument.

Memory recurs as an important theme in the texts read. Write a comparative essay using the following two texts: The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart and Middle Passage by Charles Johnsonanalyzing how their narrators: Schwarz-Barts Telume Miracle and Johnsons Rutherford Calhoun use memory as a vehicle for healing.