wretched
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Reading “James” is like reading Frantz Fanon’s “The Wretched of the Earth” or watching “Get Out” for the first time — thrilling, eye-opening and gut-wrenching.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Earlier this week, his students read selections of “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon, which deals with the violence inherent in colonial societies.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Wretched sewer gas is a chronic problem for many people.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
A passionate call to resist colonisation and oppression, "The Wretched of the Earth" was seen as dangerous by colonial powers at the time of its publication.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2021
“When my eyes were opened to his real character—Oh! had I known what I ought, what I dared to do! But I knew not—I was afraid of doing too much. Wretched, wretched mistake!”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing wretched
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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100 SAT words Beginning with W,X,Y, and Z
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