I would like to preface this by saying that, when it comes to literature and plays (as well as a whole array of other things in life), I am ridiculously particular about what I do[…]
Tag: American Novel Blog
Of Colour and Humanity
Colours. They are everywhere, involved in every aspect of our lives. Colours transform the dull and the depressive into the beautiful and the bright. Colours provide our lives with interest and with meaning. Colours allow us[…]
Dream-Like Responsibility – Polished Critical
[…] the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others (June 2010) Responsibility is inarguably the quintessential factor behind the creation of one’s ideals because it is through one’s illusions that they[…]
A Contemplation on the American Dream
The American Dream. What exactly is this dream anyway? I search up the definition online, hoping for an accurate, precise meaning, and yet, all I see is a bunch of different definitions pop up. Sure,[…]
Bright Young Things
~ ~ “The parties were bigger. The pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser and the liquour was cheaper.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby ~ By[…]
The Death of Low Man – Polished Critical
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others. Being a parent can be strenuous and demanding; otherwise rewarding when[…]
On the American Dream.
I don’t think the American Dream is “bad”. Ironically, many of the books I have read that revolve around the idea of the American dream support a much more hopeless view on the dream[…]
The Frailty of the American Society within The Crucible and Death of a Salesman
The Frailty of the American Society within The Crucible and Death of a Salesman “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the[…]