OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 22, 2019
5 min

The Trade Winds of Change: Emily Cartwright’s Ignorance and Corruption in the Novel "Cambridge&

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on Cary...

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Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 16, 2019
4 min

I Waiting Until the Cows Come Home: Male Sexuality in Toni Morrison’s "Beloved."

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on Toni...

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Michael W. Rickard II

Feb 9, 2019
3 min

I Hadn’t Knowed: Intersectionality and the Synthesis of Dessa Rose and Miss Rufel

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: Last fall I took a class on neo-slave narratives. Here is an essay I wrote on the ...

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