Many have seen the Hulu adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, originally a novel first published in 1985 discussing the value of women and their ability to reproduce in society. Both The Handmaid’s Tale and Invisible Man discuss extremely important political and societal ideas. Hulu is now tackling the novel Invisible Man and turning it into […]
As many writers will admit, their lives have a massive effect on their written work. One can see this clearly in Baldwin’s novel Giovanni’s Room. An article from The New Yorker discusses the similarities between Baldwin’s life and his novel. The article first notes that “at the age of twenty-four, Baldwin moved to Paris, where […]
il y a dix ans things were not this way she said holding a cigarette to her lips the boy coughed but no one thought twice he just kept doing his homework legs swinging off the chair and his grandmother and mother talked about how the economy was in shambles no use in trying to […]
This section of The House of Mirth plays around with character perspectives more than the previous section. Switching mainly between Lily and Seldon allows Wharton to create confusion in their relationship. Throughout this part of the story, these two develop a deeper relationship for each other, one possibly resulting in love. However, Wharton uses situational irony […]