Kate Dennis

“Charleston Wife” (Kate Dennis’ Remake of Pat Conroy’s “The Lords of Discipline”)

It’s a late July afternoon when loud, obnoxious chatter from the street pulls Lucy’s attention away from her rose garden.  She sighs heavily, sparing one last look at her beloved flowers before walking towards the piazza of her Broad Street mansion. The noise continues to grow as she approaches the front of her home, and […]

Significant Location: Saint Mary's Church (The Cigar Factory)

Significant Location: Saint Mary’s Church (The Cigar Factory)

In Michele Moore’s novel, The Cigar Factory: A Novel of Charleston, Saint Mary’s Church in Charleston is mentioned repeatedly. St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church is located at 95 Hasell Street in Downtown Charleston. In Moore’s The Cigar Factory, Cassie and Brigid attend Saint Mary’s. Throughout Parts I-III of the novel, religion (Catholicism) plays a significant […]

"A Short History of Charleston" Analysis

“A Short History of Charleston” Analysis

Robert Rosen’s A Short History of Charleston covers Charleston from 1670 to 2015, from the founding of the city to a more modern-day representation.  Throughout the book, Rosen discusses the development of Charleston as it relates to race, politics, and culture.A Short History of Charleston is told from a historical lens, covering an incredibly wide range of history […]

Pat Conroy’s “The Lords of Discipline”

This excerpt that we read from Pat Conroy’s The Lords of Discipline highlights a number of intriguing aspects of Charleston, and particularly Charleston culture, in the 1960s. One of the most notable things about this work is Pat Conroy’s use of descriptive language, as he acknowledges both the beauty and cruelty of Charleston. I though that this […]

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