JUVENILIA
the word juvenilia means the work of one's youth, a fitting term for the entirety of my undergraduate degree in English Literature and Classical History. These essays, for posterity, are unaltered from their original submission form. As such, you can clearly see the growth from 18 years old to 22 years old, . Many of these essays, were written in one night, while sequestered in the library until 2 in the morning at which time they kicked me out. Others were written after the discovery of Irish coffee, a magical potion which doubled my writing speed. Still others were with tequila on my desk as I slogged through article after article after article Looking for qualifying bibliographies for bloated citations. Therefore, what you see here, Is the unadulterated proof of progress. My progress. I have written these in order from newest to oldest, the most recent one having been Delightful Word Play and Concealed conflict in Jane eyre.
for now this is my entire undergraduate degree, listed here in blog form for your perusal. Perhaps at some point, I will have it available in E book and paperback form if anyone is interested, but for now it's free here. I was the very first in my family to go to university, and boy what an experience it was....
Juvenilia: University-Era Essays
Marriage Compared: Hills Like White Elephants a...
In "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the role of men is cast as a vastly superior role to that of women, and relationships are truly displayed as a...
Marriage Compared: Hills Like White Elephants a...
In "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the role of men is cast as a vastly superior role to that of women, and relationships are truly displayed as a...
The Turning of the Screw - A Novel Study
In "The Turning of the Screw" by Henry James, the role of Miss Jessel, while not seemingly significant, is actually quintessential to the entire plot in conjunction with Peter Quint....
The Turning of the Screw - A Novel Study
In "The Turning of the Screw" by Henry James, the role of Miss Jessel, while not seemingly significant, is actually quintessential to the entire plot in conjunction with Peter Quint....
Hemingway: A Study on Dialogue
In Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" the dialogue is very realistic in that there is so much that is conveyed through what is not said. In speech, people are...
Hemingway: A Study on Dialogue
In Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" the dialogue is very realistic in that there is so much that is conveyed through what is not said. In speech, people are...
Miss Bingley and Miss Bennett Contrasted
The passage concerning Miss Bingley's inability to sit put and read is significant because it perfectly illustrates the reason why Mr. Darcy ends up with Miss Bennett over Miss Bingley....
Miss Bingley and Miss Bennett Contrasted
The passage concerning Miss Bingley's inability to sit put and read is significant because it perfectly illustrates the reason why Mr. Darcy ends up with Miss Bennett over Miss Bingley....
A Common Reading Paper on the Laxdæla Saga
In the context of reading the Norse Sagas and Myths, there are many things one needs to consider: first, there is the issue that the stories began as oral stories....
A Common Reading Paper on the Laxdæla Saga
In the context of reading the Norse Sagas and Myths, there are many things one needs to consider: first, there is the issue that the stories began as oral stories....
How Not to Answer Moral Questions: Ethics of Li...
In the book of Genesis, God tests Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Obediently, Abraham binds Isaac, lays him on an altar, and raises his knife before...
How Not to Answer Moral Questions: Ethics of Li...
In the book of Genesis, God tests Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Obediently, Abraham binds Isaac, lays him on an altar, and raises his knife before...