The Metaphor of Roman Fever in "Daisy Miller"
Malaria, or Roman Fever, literally translates to 'bad air.' A reading of Henry James through the lens of malaria, miasma, and the literary geography of the Colosseum.
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Academic & Critical Essays
Close readings, literary criticism, and disability studies.
Postpartum Psychosis in "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Gilman's first-person account of a woman, a husband-physician, and a country house, read through modern clinical understanding.
ReadThe Irony of Religious Conversion in Enslaved People
Christianity has often used its beliefs and practices to underpin slavery. A look at how the Bible was used to indoctrinate the enslaved into passivity.
ReadTraditional Morality and Hurstwood as Fallen Woman
In Dreiser's 1900 novel Sister Carrie, a young woman leaves her small town for Chicago. At first blush she seems ripe for the role of the Fallen Woman. But this does not happen.
ReadThe Unreliable Narrator in Postmodern Fiction
A comparative study of The New York Trilogy, The Crying of Lot 49, and The Handmaid's Tale.
ReadImperator Furiosa
Furiosa as a strong Female Action Hero, and what her mission to liberate the Wives says about patriarchal structures.
ReadThe Duality of Disability: Environment, Perception, and Identity
Disability operates within a dual framework: it can be perceived as either an asset or a disadvantage, depending on the environment and societal context.
ReadThe Destruction of Blanche
In Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, masculinity and femininity are portrayed as binary opposites, and every character in the play conforms, except one.
Read"Arrange whatever pieces come your way."Virginia Woolf