Blake Carpenter

Being a writing major, I strive to be expressive through text. Poetry has opened so many creative perspectives previously unbeknownst to me. Though I’m still a novice in the medium, these unessay projects allowed me to research and refine my own vocabulary, flow, and prose. This brings me to my latest project post, The ‘High’… Read more Favoring Progress: ‘Finals’ Post 5/3

At the end of Chapter 10 in Mexican Gothic, Florence is suspicious of Noemi’s fondness for their son, Francis. She shames Noemi and warns her to keep Francis away from alcohol and music. Furthering caution, Florence degrades Noemi: “You’re very cheeky,’ Florence said. ‘And you think you have a special power simply because my uncle… Read more Restrictive Proxy: 4/21Q

In Virginia Woolf’s Death of a Moth, the moth is confined to its window pane with a narrator/observer overseeing the moth’s struggles. The observer, likely a self-insert of Woolf, finds herself, noting on how she’d been watching this moth for a while now, mesmerized by the bug’s gayety and ignorance. Given the context (trigger warning!)… Read more Confined Pane: 4/19Q

At the very beginning of Part Three in Wide Sargasso Sea, context is given of Grace’s relation to and occupation of Antoinette. Mrs. Eff describes Rochester as “gentle, generous, [and] brave” to convince Grace that Antoinette’s subjugation is ‘sensible’ and ‘justified’ (Rhys, 160). Does Mrs. Poole have any other reasons to keep Antoinette a secret… Read more Pooled Senses: 4/14Q