This is the story I wrote on the theme of isolation for the summer writing contest from The Write Practice. I shivered, as the howling breath of icy wind clung to the threads of[…]
Tag: isolation
This I believe – Connections
I believe in the power of connections, in the connections that people make when they meet others and how they grow and evolve together. “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most[…]
Stone Angel Critical (work in progress)
So. I did alright on the critical on the diploma, and here’s a version of that essay, ’cause it’s not bad. Instead of posting it all at once, though, I thought it would be easier[…]
“p r e s e n t a t i o n”
“‘In those days she could have prayed the angels themselves right down from heaven, if she’d been so inclined, and when she lay down on the moss and spread those great white thighs of hers,[…]
Lady Macbeth’s Descent into Paranoia
The response below is an AP analysis focusing on Lady Macbeth’s changing character/nature within Act 5 Scene 1, but specifically focuses on the lines 23-47 (within this website: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_180.html). Please note that these lines represent a[…]
Marxism and the Concept of “Otherness” in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
Jane is, throughout the novel, considered a distinct being; even with the social expectations that were attached to class and gender, her unconventional worldview prevented her full integration into regular society. Despite being marginalized and[…]
Flame and Frost
Ice is an unwavering anchor, a cool and handsome medium that can be sculpted to perfection. In ice, there is reason and purity, but there is also a sense of restriction and exile. While the[…]