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Invisible

! Content warning: physical violence, bullying, profanity, and losing a loved one ! Part 1 I still remember how it felt. Rage boiling inside me and rising to the surface. Every inch of me buzzing and alive, anger pumping my body with adrenaline. It felt as though my insides were on fire. A deep acheContinue reading “Invisible”

Eleven Cats (Origami Edition)

“Old Ella Mason keeps cats, eleven at last count / In her ramshackle house off Somerset Terrace…” Like the children from the poem, let’s take a peek into the house filled with Ella Mason’s eleven cats! I wonder what they’re doing today. Except, what’s that? They’re made out of… paper? These two origami cats lookContinue reading “Eleven Cats (Origami Edition)”

Horror and Tragedy: The Domino Effect

Wide Sargasso Sea is a story of hardship and tragedy. Some aspects of the text, important to cover, include mental disabilities among family members and the impact that they had in the Victorian era. It wasn’t a matter of getting help, but rather a matter of avoiding the problems, where the real problem comes intoContinue reading “Horror and Tragedy: The Domino Effect”

Rochester, the Original Misogynist

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is a very intriguing and controversial text from Victorian-era England. Following Jane along in her life as an orphan through her cruel relationship with her aunt and the events that follow that also are laced with neglect and ignorance. Jane Eyre is packed to the brim in different psychological effectsContinue reading “Rochester, the Original Misogynist”

Frankenstein, Alternative Ending

My whole life has been filled with loneliness. It has been a dreaded life at that. Loneliness is such an abstract idea. My own creator, the closest thing to family I will ever have, wants nothing to do with me. How could I blame him? I am a monster after all. Oh, how I longContinue reading “Frankenstein, Alternative Ending”

Death of the Moth vs. Our Global Pandemic

The story Death of the Moth by Virginia Woolf represents the life of a moth which began with mini bursts of energy and enthusiasm. The moth’s life was short-lived and he found himself growing weaker and weaker while feeling helpless. The author, Virginia Woolf creates many comparisons of the life that was lived from outsideContinue reading “Death of the Moth vs. Our Global Pandemic”

Ecofeminism as the Roots of Patriarchal Insecurity in Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys Wide Sargasso Sea is a post-colonial story taking place in Jamaica after the emancipation of slaves. This text centers around Antionette, a white woman, who is the kin of former slave owners. She has a deep history to the island and, despite her abuse from angry former slaves, she feels a connection withContinue reading “Ecofeminism as the Roots of Patriarchal Insecurity in Wide Sargasso Sea”

Inspired By ‘After Death’

. . . Thorn adorned vines wrapped around my wristsSnaked their way across my limbsHad made themselves home in my lungsCrept slowly before piercing my heart Each day they grew stronger and tougherCutting me open further and furtherBut you never seemed to noticeTo even spare a second glance Now I layThe vines encasing my frailContinue reading “Inspired By ‘After Death’”

Birds of a Feather

One of the biggest things from Wide Sargasso Sea that stuck out for me was the image of a bird trying desperately to escape a fire and the image of a woman gleefully embracing the fire like an old lover. The cycle of a phoenix is a common trope in some fantasy novels. It livesContinue reading “Birds of a Feather”

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 writersContinue reading “Trouble with Categorization: Transatlanticism and The Victorian/Modernist Divide”