{"product_id":"the-gift-of-fire-barbara-gregorich-9798312426694","title":"The Gift of Fire: Justice Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan fiction contribute to the fight for social justice today? The twenty-five articles in \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e argue that it can. By examining the characters, conflict, and plot in her novel, \u003ci\u003e The F Words\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Gregorich shows how the fight for social justice directs plot and shapes character - and how literature can both depict an understanding of the need for social justice and inspire others to fight for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe situations in\u003ci\u003e The F Words\u003c\/i\u003e are based on real-life events such as the closing of public schools, the dumbing-down of public education, the suppression of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, and, in a major way, the attacks on and deportation of immigrants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo read \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is to not only understand how a writer works, but also to gain a deeper appreciation of story structure. Most of all, to read \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is to understand the vital importance of the rights we have gained over the last 250 years of political struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Gregorich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798312426694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Barbara Gregorich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851153977599,"sku":"9798312426694","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gift-of-fire-barbara-gregorich-9798312426694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}