While reading Michael Levenson’s “Living History in ‘The Dead’” I wanted to focus on how well Levenson proved his claim that “the center of Joyce’s fiction is the relationship of history and life” (163). When I first read “The Dead,” I tried to find the purpose behind Joyce’s story but I struggled with coming to … [But wait, there’s more!]
Picking out a topic for a blog post can be challenging, and often I don’t know what to write about until I’m halfway through the reading assignment. This time, however, I knew right from the beginning what I would be discussing: the possible impact that other people’s perceptions have on the expectations and image of Lily … [But wait, there’s more!]
The first essay which I found and read for this post is entitled “The Apprehensive and Suppressed Soul of the Fallen Woman in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles” and was written by Noorbakhsh Hooti who is a “Faculty of Arts” at “Razi University” in “Kermansha, Iran.” I chose this essay because I thought that … [But wait, there’s more!]
For this blog entry, I would like to explore the use of religious symbols and connotations within Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. While reading the book, this topic was one of the first that struck me as interesting and I continued to locate the various religious symbols throughout the reading. One of the first questions that … [But wait, there’s more!]
In his essay “Fantasy and Confession in The Turn of the Screw,” Greg Zacharias explores the key aspects behind the governess’s motives and reasons for her confession and constant (albeit unsuccessful) protection of Miles and Flora. Zacharias begins his essay with claiming that the ghosts that the governess sees are the motivators behind most of … [But wait, there’s more!]
Oh boy, a ghost story! However, this isn’t the average spooky tale. While reading chapters 1-10, I’ve noticed many of the same social expectations and gender roles that were also present in Tess of the d’Urbervilles. This post will focus on (some of) the similarities that James Hardy and Henry James share in their respective works. … [But wait, there’s more!]
Within Ellen Rooney’s essay, she attempts to make sense of some of the contradictions of terms that Hardy presents within Tess. These terms include rape, seduction/seductive, pure/pure woman, meaning, and consent. In this post, I will focus on Rooney’s attempt to piece together Hardy’s attempt to separate seduction from rape, and how it affects Hardy’s … [But wait, there’s more!]
During this reading of Tess, I wanted to draw attention to the striking differences that Tess, Alec d’Urberville, and Angel Clare experience when thinking about their pasts and when performing or partaking in actions that go against societal norms of the time period. Tess has the most obvious struggle with her past, as would be … [But wait, there’s more!]
What strikes me the most about Tess at this point in her (unfortunate) life is that almost all of the knowledge that she has come in contact with has caused her to look even more negatively on herself and what has happened to her. Even though she is only a child when we first encounter … [But wait, there’s more!]
