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The concept of the gaze from different theoretical perspectives
The concept of the gaze and an expanded awareness of it can be applied extensively in the analysis and criticism of literary texts. To...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Descartes’ reasoning in the Cogito (Second Meditation)
Nothing appeared certain at the conclusion of the first meditation. Knowledge acquired through the senses was called into doubt by the...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Mar 8
- 5 min
The portrayal of reproduction in Salvage the Bones, the vulnerability of female human and non-human
This article will examine the vulnerability of female human and non-human bodies and their reproduction function in Salvage the Bone and...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Mar 8
- 2 min
The significance of Audre Lorde’s famous phrase: “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master
Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian feminist, was invited to speak on a panel at New York University. Though feminism was the major topic of the...
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- Mar 2
- 18 min
Exploring Intersectionality in Nella Larson’s “Passing"
Introduction and background The novel Passing by Nella Larsen examines the effects of racial "passing" on the two AfricanAmerican...
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- Feb 27
- 7 min
The theme of individual responsibility as it is presented in Giovanni’s Room
This article looks at how the theme of individual responsibility presented in Giovanni's Room. The focus will be to show how the form of...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 5 min
How Charles Dicken's novel Hard Times deals with the topic of education
Introduction and Discussion: Hard Times by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854 is a book which portrays and scrutinizes English...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
The significance of using the epistolary (letter) form in the “My Dungeon Shook” section of James Ba
James Baldwin wrote this open letter to his nephew, which was published later for a wider audience. He conveyed a message to his nephew...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
The importance of the theme of “fertility” in Ruth Ozecki’s My Year of Meats
My Year of Meats reflects important issues, such as the interrelation between corporate profit and patriarchal forces that threaten the...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 6 min
Language, Identity, and Power in Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Introduction and Background “Have you ever watched yourself from behind, going further and deeper into that landscape, away from you?”...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
An example in Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous where language plays an important role
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong investigates the power of language from different perspectives. As an immigrant and a...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
A passage from Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony where the character of Rocky is important and discuss
Tayo’s memory of a deer hunt before World War II (Ceremony, pp. 46–48) reveals opposing perspectives of the dominant and traditional...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Some of the ways that bell hooks’ “oppositional gaze” responds to Laura Mulvey’s “the male gaze.”
Hooks begins her essay by reflecting on childhood experiences in which her parents punished her for staring. There’s a long legacy of...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
The significance of the figure of “the feminist killjoy” and/or “the willful subject” from Sara Ahme
Sara Ahmed highlights the feminist killjoy in her narrative of willful subjects. She explores both negativity and its promise of agency...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 27
- 2 min
The importance of the role of animals in Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones. You may discuss animals in
The important role of animals in Salvage the Bones can be analyzed from an ecofeminist perspective. Feminist efforts are not limited to...
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- Feb 21
- 2 min
The significance of Audre Lorde’s famous phrase: “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master
Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian feminist, was invited to speak on a panel at New York University. Though feminism was the major topic of the...
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ESSMAT SOPHIE
- Feb 21
- 6 min
The portrayal of reproduction in Salvage the Bones and the vulnerability of female human and non-hum
Esch, the narrator of Jesmyn Ward’s novel Salvage the Bones, tells the reader, “Bodies tell stories.”3 This essay will examine the...
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