I believe that history reinvents itself. The world today is comparatively different from the past two centuries not only culturally but literarily, as ways to express the human condition and societal problems evolved in the realm of poetry. History has been written and we are still in the process of telling it; literature should be… Read more Words of Poetry to Voices of Spoken Word
Caitlyn Ustaszewski
Trouble with Categorization: Transatlanticism and The Victorian/Modernist Divide
The similarities and differences between English literature and American literature is a continuous subject of debate; a very traditional idea that’s hard to move away from entirely. The evident distinction from American and British modernism is based on historical context, but the two subcategories also differ in style, grammar, and language. For instance, British writers… Read more Trouble with Categorization: Transatlanticism and The Victorian/Modernist Divide
To Be or Not To Be. . . Mad
An Analysis of Hamlet by William Shakespeare With a lot of time to digest the play Hamlet, I was drawn to the internal struggle within the characters. I took Hamlet as an example of realism, when the ethical choices of characters are more important than the plot; for instance it’s not as important that the… Read more To Be or Not To Be. . . Mad
Hamlet: Power of the Mind
With a lot of time to digest the play Hamlet, I was drawn to the internal struggle within the characters. I took Hamlet as an example of Realism, when the ethical choices of characters are more important than the plot for instance its not as important that Hamlet is set forth to avenge his father… Read more Hamlet: Power of the Mind
Demeaning Disability
My personal perspective on disability is first hand. My mom has always been a hard worker and stubborn soul. She had moved out at seventeen to pay for her own apartment and became the manager of a construction team for the next 15 years. After starting our family she had an accident that caused severe… Read more Demeaning Disability