Blog Post 1Both Edgar Allan Poe in his poem “Ulalume: A Ballad” and Emily Dickinson in her poem “The Soul Selects Her Own Society” direct my thought […]

“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (Week 11)The utopian city of Omelas and the abandoned child in the basement, both in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, bring […]

“Recitatif” by Toni Morrison (Week 10)In Recitatif, Toni Morrison uses ambiguity in the form of a missing outward trait—the race of individuals—to discuss themes of ide […]

Baldwin Blog PostJames Baldwin in his Sonny’s Blues applies jazz music as a recurring theme to convey messages relating to self, society, and the impact o […]

Week 5, Act I of The TempestAct I of The Tempest opens with a brushed-up portrayal of a shipwreck emphasizing the characters’ incapacity to read what nature will t […]

Week 6’s Blog PostIn Act II of The Tempest, several key themes emerge through the characters’ interactions. Gonzalo tries to uplift Alonso, who is feeling […]

The Tempest: Ariel and Caliban in Act IIIIn Act III of The Tempest, Shakespeare explores servitude and freedom through Ariel and Caliban, who both serve Prospero but in […]

IntroductionHello! My name is Zarin Tasneem Nishat. I’m an international student majoring in computer science. This is my second semester at L […]