Digitn ePortfol :: Portfol WR100_Lisa_Bronti by Lisa Bronti at Boston Universy. Basic summary of “Peculiar Benefs In her piece “Peculiar Benefs”, Roxane Gay analyz how privilege has had an effect on her life and the role has gaed today’s society. She opens her say wh a scriptn of how the trips to Hai she ed to
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- PECULIAR BENEFS BY ROXANE GAY
- USG ROXANE GAY'S "PECULIAR BENEFS" ESSAY ON PRIVILEGE
- “JOY” BY SMH AND “PECULIAR BENEFS” BY GAY: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
PECULIAR BENEFS BY ROXANE GAY
I chose to wre about the say “Peculiar Benefs” by Roxane Gay bee I was imprsed by and cur about s tle. I believe the tend on are those who posss some certa privilege but do not appreciate . Roxane Gay’s purpose here is to argue that people should acknowledge and be proud of their… * peculiar benefits gay *
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I chose to wre about the say “Peculiar Benefs” by Roxane Gay bee I was imprsed by and cur about s tle. Roxane Gay’s purpose here is to argue that people should acknowledge and be proud of their privilege stead of tryg to gra themselv or make any accatn of .
USG ROXANE GAY'S "PECULIAR BENEFS" ESSAY ON PRIVILEGE
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“Peculiar Benefs” by Roxane Gay argu about people’ acknowledgement of privilege.
The signifint difference between people’s poverty her fatherland and her fay’s easy life the Uned Stat mak Gay acknowledge her privilege. Dpe some certa privilege Gay has her life, she still sometim nonts irratg suatns where people look down on her sk lor. From her own experience of knowg her privilege but still havg difficulti acceptg , Gay talks about other people who make accatn of their privilege.
“JOY” BY SMH AND “PECULIAR BENEFS” BY GAY: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
View peculiar om EN 101 at Worcter State Universy. “Peculiar Benefs” 1. In your own words, SUMMARIZE Gay’s fn of privilege. Privilege is a benef or advantage pertag * peculiar benefits gay *
Gay also argu that people’s perceptn of privilege n be different, but should not be put on a sle or a petn as privilege should be appreciated stead of acced. About the thor, Roxane Gay has a good tnal and profsnal profile that mak rears rely on her. By discsg both advantag and disadvantag, Roxane Gay n show her impartialy.
I fd this say somehow tertg to read bee of Roxane Gay’s word choice.
The analysis of the says "Joy" by Smh Zadie and "Peculiar Benefs" by Gay Roxane aid a profound unrstandg of their genre and rhetoril suatn. * peculiar benefits gay *
They may be surprised at first, but then, after readg Gay’s discsn, they n unrstand why she refers “privilege” as “peculiar benefs”. Gay vot a lot of creative words to the fn and explanatn of the term “privilege. ” Another unual term Gay mentns her say is the “Game of Privilege.
To Roxane Gay, this game is jt a “mental masturbatn” as only satisfy the players.
For every argument she stat, Gay ually backs up wh sufficient supportg exampl. For stance, the fn of privilege, rears may have difficulty unrstand what means, so Gay simplifi by givg a lot of specific exampl of “racial privilege … enomic privilege … tnal privilege …” Those real-life exampl help people have a better ia about this abstract term.
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It nnot be nied that he has a lot of privilege: he is a print; he has a happy fay; he is rich, succsful, and powerful; yet, like Roxane Gay herself, he is still not rpected by many bee of his sk lor.
Addnally, Gay’s discsn about the Game of Privilege, she clarifi the term by providg some particular “battle, ” but stead of listg those exampl a classic way, she puts them rhetoril qutns. They prove Gay’s statement that, “we will never fd a wner” this game.
As we n see, om small, faiar, and typil exampl throughout the say, Roxane Gay slowly helps rear get a better and larger ia about privilege and s related matters. Gay has her personal story and experience as a hook for her wrg.