Time and Distance Overcome
“And I believed that the telephone itself was a miracle.” (P. 11, l. 141.) How could one of the greatest inventions of all time not be a miracle? The invention of the telephone did not only help people communicate easier, it also had a huge impact on the deaths of many colored people after its creation. The essay “Time and Distance Overcome” revolves around the racial tragedies that happened in the early 1900’s due to the invention of the telephone. The essay was written in 2008 by the white American non-fiction writer, Eula Biss. This paper will provide an overall analysis of the essay, including the composition, the writer’s intention and a comment on the content itself. [Læs mere…]