Jane Eyre + Rebecca — Gothic Romance

Disclaimer: I will be comparing only Jane Eyre and Rebecca (1940), the movie not the book, because I have only seen the movie and not read the book and don’t know if there are huge differences between them. Even though Jane Eyre is mostly regarded as a Romance novel, I believe like Rebecca, which is known as a GothicContinue reading “Jane Eyre + Rebecca — Gothic Romance”

Was Shakespeare Sexist or Did He Just Have a Small Penis?

When it comes to Shakespearean literature, you could not find a bigger fan than me. Most freshman in high school despise reading Romeo and Juliet because they simply do not understand. But me? I raised my hand to volunteer for every part to read aloud in front of the class. Sophomore year, my love grewContinue reading “Was Shakespeare Sexist or Did He Just Have a Small Penis?”

Never be afraid. Or if you are tell no one.

I made some poems based on Wide Sargasso Sea because poems are my default when shit seems too overwhelming. Turns out, at least one was about rape, but that doesn’t mean that my trauma needs to be front-and-center here, so let’s just set into it and then grant y’all with my reflection so we canContinue reading “Never be afraid. Or if you are tell no one.”

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”