Oct 23, 20183 minThoughts on Slaughterhouse FiveKurt Vonnegjut, Jr.'s Slaughterhouse Five displays a monotonous indifference to death, human cruelty, and suffering. An extreme...
Oct 18, 20189 minThe Quaker Influence in Anne Tyler’s The Accidental TouristNote: This paper provides literature students with an example of the biographical and mimetic approaches to literature. Elizabeth Evans,...
Oct 16, 201812 minThomas Otway's Venice Preserv'd: An Ideal Source for a Tory MessageNote: The following analysis is an example of the historical biographical approach to literature. In his article "Political...
Oct 13, 20185 minSound in Shakespeare's "Tempest": A Formalist ApproachThis academic exercise takes a formalist approach to William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. It is not intended to be a well-developed...
Oct 4, 20188 minA Historical/Biographical Approach to Sandra Cisneros's "Never Marry a Mexican"Note: This is an academic exercise that takes a historical / biographical critical approach to Sandra Cisneros’s short story, "Never...
Oct 3, 20186 minA Freudian Analysis of Erin McGraw's "A Thief"Note: This is an academic exercise that takes a psychological critical approach to Erin McGraw’s short story, "A Thief." This is not...
Oct 2, 20183 minA Feminist Approach to “Woman Hollering Creek”Note: This is an academic exercise that takes a feminist critical approach to Sandra Cisneros’s short story “Woman Hollering Creek.” ...
Oct 1, 20186 minA Formalist Reading of "Woman Hollering Creek"Note: This is an academic exercise that uses formalism (new criticism) to examine Sandra Cisneros’s short story “Woman Hollering Creek.” ...
Sep 29, 20188 minA Symbolic Approach to Kate Chopin's The AwakeningNote: This is an academic exercise that takes a symbolic approach to Kate Chopin’s novelette. This is not intended to be a...
Sep 26, 201811 minA Toolbox for Understanding Literature: Seven Critical ApproachesThe toolbox of literary criticism offers us a variety of ways to tinker with the text until we have a better understanding. We can use...
Feb 12, 20183 minAs Days Go By: A Reflection on a Hopeful PoetDuring my twenty years as editor and publisher of Ancient Paths literary magazine, several thousand poems have come across my desk for...