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Humanity, Alterity, and the Responsibility of Creation: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein and Milton’s Paradise Lost
I’ve written before about the theme of responsibility in creation as seen in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein, and today I want to go a step further by pointing out the parallels between the aforementioned novel and another culturally significant literary work- John Milton’s Paradise Lost. The original paper I wrote on this was ten pages Continue reading
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Is Lydia Bennet a ‘Feminist’ Character?
Lydia Bennet does not conform to the traditional expectations for a woman of her age and marital status within the setting of Pride and Prejudice, but that is not because she is a feminist ‘ahead of her time,’ instead, the patriarchy’s expectations and structure are what dictate her actions in the novel. In her book, Continue reading
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Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides My rating: 5 of 5 stars On the front cover of my most recent read, a review reads, “The perfect thriller.” After reading it, I am inclined to agree. Based off of the past reviews I’ve shared here alone, anyone who reads this blog most likely can tell that Continue reading
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Pride and Prejudice- Charlotte’s Marriage was just as Logical as Elizebeth’s (if not more so)
Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice stars a girl with ideas and goals that are seen by her father, and evidently by the narrator, as more mature than her peers, including her mother, sisters, and best friend Charlotte. The portrayal of Charlotte’s marriage in the book ultimately illustrates how the novel fails to Continue reading
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The Top Five Worst Books I Read in 2023
I’ve recently adopted a motto- life is too short to finish books you don’t like. As a result, there aren’t too many books that I hate that end up completed. However, I wanted to do a fun twist on the “top ten” genre of posts and rank the worst books of the year. Unfortunately I Continue reading
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Frankenstein and the Responsibility of Creation
Is the creator of a living being directly responsible for the care of the creature after birth and are they indirectly responsible for the creature’s mistakes? I was thinking of what the central theme of Frankenstein could be, and I settled on this. In Mary Shelley’s novel the central character, Victor, after years of studying Continue reading
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The Other Mother isn’t the Scariest Monster in Coraline
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a creepy but child-friendly book that has achieved worldwide success as well as being adapted into a movie. While the central story follows an escape from an evil doppelganger, this bestseller is hiding something so much bigger than the “Other Mother.” By reading closely the contradictions of the Other Father’s Continue reading
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The Invisible (Life?) of Addie LaRue
Dr. George Berkeley famously asked in the 1600s, “if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” While a person who reads this quote acknowledges that the tree does, in fact, make a sound, they understand that the real question is whether or not Continue reading
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What Makes the Hunger Games Better than its Competition?
The Hunger Games is one of the most famous dystopian books with a huge fanbase and hugely successful movie adaptations. I can sit here today and tell you that I am a hunger games fan myself. As of a month ago however, I would have said much the opposite. Past Linnie would have been like, Continue reading
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My name is Madeline, and I’m a reader and a writer. On this platform I will be sharing my analyses and observations on what I read in addition to some reviews.
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