PinnedO’Neill’s Opiate of the Barflies: Exploring the Dionysian and Apollonian Forces in Eugene O’Neill’s…In the hit Broadway musical Annie, the pocket-sized protagonist sings about a glorious tomorrow. Annie says, thinking about it, “clears the…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
“Hyperreality and Power: How the Party Safeguards their Hegemony in Orwell’s 1984”Some chase power mercilessly; others wait in the shadows, ready to strike should the opportunity to grab an ounce of influence present…Jul 26, 2022Jul 26, 2022
Poor Little Lambs: Discussing William Blake’s Chimney Sweeper PoemsIn the days before child labor laws, impoverished London children worked as chimney sweeps. Like butchers sizing up baby lambs, master…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
A Modest Proposal: Swift’s Recipe for Rug-Rat RagoutJohnathan Swift offers a brilliant plan in A Modest Proposal. If enacted, the scheme would have provided a succulent delicacy to serve at…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
Guilty Innocence in Richard Wright’s UndergroundThe police see a man walking near the scene of a murder. They arrest him, charge him with homicide, and beat him until he gives a false…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
John Field and Plato’s Cave: A Second Glance at the Images on the Wall.“Poor John Field! — I trust he does not read this, unless he will improve by it, — thinking to live by some derivative old country mode in…Jun 12, 2021Jun 12, 2021
Cheating Death from the Beginning: On “The Epic of Gilgamesh”Every living thing on Earth dies. It might seem trivial to make such a remark, but individuals do not readily accept death as a part of…Apr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021
Grass & Aliens“It’s happening now, man! We’re turning into aliens, and that’s insanely awesome!” Tommy took a hit. He held it inside then released a…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
