PinnedAlicia NotorioO’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
Alicia Notorio“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
Alicia NotorioPoor 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
Alicia NotorioA 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
Alicia NotorioGuilty 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
Alicia NotorioJohn 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
Alicia NotorioCheating 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
Alicia NotorioGrass & 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
