Puttermesser Papers & Fredrick Douglass

In reading about both Puttermesser and Douglass, I found that they share characteristics and can be contrasted. In my opinion, Douglass is more of an aggressive person than Puttermesser who remains more reserved and not as asssertive. Similarly, both Puttermesser and Douglass have a desire and deep love for something. While Puttermesser had a love and dedication to the law, Douglass desires a life of freedom; free of slavery.

Puttermesser & A Room of One's Own

In the beginning of Chapter 1, Puttermesser turns to Plato as the narrator in "A Room of One's own" turns to history in Shakespeare for answers. They each find inspiration in the literature they read and one can observe a connection between the history or fiction they read through their actions. I'm not as to what answers they are exactly looking for, but I believe they trust that the literature they pretain to will be their source of help or guidance.

The Golem & Yet Do I Marvel

The connection between these two pieces is the struggle to understand the acts of God and the Golem. The Golem describes a creature created to protect the Jews while Cullen describes his frustration with the cruelty African-Americans face as an act of racism. I feel as though both pieces depict the struggle a group of people must face who are in desperate need of help. We are not always reluctant to understand these helpers purpose, but we must trust in their acts to save us.