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The Command to Remember: Joy Harjo
The command of Joy Harjo’s poem Remember is exactly as stated in its title- but why? What power and what necessity lies in memory? Harjo’s writing is saturated with poetic devices including anaphora, asyndeton, and anthropomorphism, all creating an emotionally impactful narrative influenced by her native heritage. As a member of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation, her 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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