I was most impressed by the vignette entitled “Hair.” In this vignette, Esperanza talks about how her hair is a source of both pride and shame for her (Stewart 38). On the one hand, she is proud of her long, thick hair because it is something that makes her feel […]
Esther Ebigwei
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Aristotle’s claim that poetry is a higher form than history is based on the idea that poetry is concerned with the universal human experience, while history is concerned with a particular period. One timeless human experience that can be found in Oedipus the King is the experience of grief. When […]
The Chorus is a collective voice of the citizens of Thebes experiencing great terror and despair. The Chorus provides insights about who should guide the city to salvation as it believes leadership should come from the gods. In lines 300 to 302, the speaker addresses their liege, or ruler, and […]
‘Araby,’ is a short story by James Joyce. It is a story set in Ireland about a young boy in his preteens that fell in love or had somewhat of an obsession towards a girl who lives across the street from him who happened to be his friend’s sister. The young […]
