Tag: Best of Literary Analysis
“Thou Naughty Knave” with a “Heart of Gold”– Phrases and Insults from Shakespeare
Amanda Platz Shakespeare’s monologues have sparked the imagination of scholars, actors, and audiences alike. His characters bring audiences to the edges of their seats, make them weep and laugh, and […]
Lessons from the Harte
This week in American Literature we read three short stories by Bret Harte. The stories were set in California during the gold rush. There was one thing in his stories […]
The Science and Ethics of “Bartleby the Scrivener”
Lyssa Henry After reading Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener,” I became stuck on one concept that is nearly irrelevant to the story itself but gave me both a scientific and […]
Darth Vader as the Raven
Julia Joyce I have discovered that the voice a piece of writing is read in has a drastic effect on its mood and how it is received. If you have […]
Why Frederick Douglass Didn’t Need His Appendix Removed
Lyssa Henry At the end of the autobiographical Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the writer included an appendix to explain his view on Christianity. Douglass was not like […]
Finding a Father in a World of Scientists
Rebecca Reese When you think about mad scientists and their creations, what do you think of? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein made through the methods of chemistry and alchemy? Dr. Faustus and […]
The Hope of Health in John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down
Jahanna Bolding ‘I’ve noticed you use that word a lot, crazy. And you sound angry when you say it, almost like you’re calling yourself a name.’ ‘Well, everyone’s crazy these days, […]
Melody at the Edge of Apocalypse—Music in Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon
Zachary Wheeler When I consider a world without music, it brings tears to my eyes. For me, music is my biggest passion. Music is in every fiber of my being […]