Liam Leavitt Professor Nic Helms Rethinking Modern British Literature 8 March 2024 We are all monsters in one way or another. Arguably, all people have an inner evil that drives them. Whether it be greed, gluttony, or lust, it does not always outwardly define a person or their character. In the foreword of The AshgateContinue reading “A Character Comparison of the “Monsters” Within Mr. Rochester and Jay Gatsby”
The Haunt of the Marianne
Was a story most could recite in Darborough town, off Cornwall’s coast— a ghost tale told, every Halo’Eve. It went like this, by most: T’was a perilous, storm wrecked night. The black wind howled like a strangled cat; wave crests reared in violent armies; the deviled rain ran grim and fat. The men knew ofContinue reading “The Haunt of the Marianne”
Playlist of Frankenstein
By Ryleigh Simmons https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7dGQFIC3hv4hE542MVyIOU?utm_source=generator For my project, I created a playlist based on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. The songs I included in the playlist connect to my interpretation of the themes, characters, and overall aesthetics of the book. I was inspired to complete this playlist by a previous student, who also made a Frankenstein playlistContinue reading “Playlist of Frankenstein”
Ophelia
Cora Rodriguez Rethinking Modern British Literature Unessay Project 1 Ophelia For my unessay, I made an art piece of Gertrude and Ophelia from Hamlet. Ophelia stands on the riverbank watching Ophelia’s lifeless body float face-down below her, flowers around her head like a halo. I drew the figures and the flowers, while the backgrounds IContinue reading “Ophelia”
Moneta: The Femme Fatale in Hyperion
Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Critical Theory 08 March 2024 Moneta: The Femme Fatale in Hyperion Paired with a cigarette and a fur boa, Femme Fatales have captivated audiences since their appearance in mainstream media. They are dark, mysterious, seductive, and overall a complex character to have in any form of media. Even in forms thatContinue reading “Moneta: The Femme Fatale in Hyperion”
Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Makenna Horne Prof. Helms Critical Theory 8 March 2024 You may consider Ain’t Burned All the Bright a poetry book, or maybe a mature picture book, or maybe something in between. Written in one sitting and drawn onto pocket-sized moleskine pages, Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin created a masterpiece, engulfing the intense images and feelingsContinue reading “Post-Structuralism and Genre: Ain’t Burned All the Bright“
as snow (poem)
names i do not know women, many women first lady and her daughters, so handsome and so proud, children, many children lady so stout and rich a woman of diamonds and gems women, many women mrs. slight and classy, oh please be gentle her children, many children white as now please beg for a showContinue reading “as snow (poem)”
Tourism in “A Small Place” and Massachusetts
Jamie DaSilva Professor Nicholas Helms Critical Theory 8 March, 2024 In Jamaica Kincaid’s essay “A Small Place” she discusses the effects of tourism on her home island, Antigua, a small island in the Caribbean. She describes these tourists as “ugly human beings”(Kinacaid, A Small Place, Literary Theory: An Anthology). Kincaid then goes on to discussContinue reading “Tourism in “A Small Place” and Massachusetts”
Beowulf Grammar Lesson (High School)
The Assignment This activity involves the entire classroom, the class will be split up into a number of equally sized groups. Each group will be assigned a section of the novel. Please keep your section to yourself as telling other classmates will ruin the surprise later. Once you’ve received your section, you will work withinContinue reading “Beowulf Grammar Lesson (High School)”
Writing from Fiction To be or Not to be
In act three of Hamlet uses the quote “To be or not to be” This quotemeans to be alive or to be dead. In this act Hamlet is going through a lot ofemotions. He talks about dying to just sleep forever and not have to feelany of these emotions. At first he believes that, thatContinue reading “Writing from Fiction To be or Not to be”
Sprockets and Springes 