In Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, the sharp contrast between the perfect city of Omelas and the suffering child hidden away in a basement reveals deep questions about the cost of h […]
In “Recitatif,” Toni Morrison successfully explores themes of identity, memory, and the complexity of race through ambiguity and the lack of obvious racial identifiers. Morrison shows how deeply embedded cultural […]
Baldwin Blog Post PromptJazz music is used as an important metaphor in James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues” to analyze themes of identity, community, and […]
We see the themes of freedom and servitude through Ariel and Caliban’s very different attitudes. Ariel serves Prospero willingly but only because he hopes for freedom soon. He listens to everything but his l […]
In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” Walt Whitman shows how we’re all connected, even during something as simple as commuting. He reflects on how we share common feelings and experiences, no matter who we are or when w […]
Prompt: Blog Post 1One big idea I see in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Ulalume” is how people deal with grief. The speaker is mourning a loved one and thinking […]
IntroductionHello, my name is Jaqueline Martinez, and I’m majoring in accounting. I am 18 years old and the youngest of four siblings. In my free t […]
