Essays
Fighting for the Self: Casablanca Meets “Love in the Marketplace”
At its core, “Love in the Marketplace” by Yiyun Li claims that true love cannot exist when essential promises are ...The Significance of Lawns in The Great Gatsby
While F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel deals with the cultural and economic boom of the ‘20s, he also captures its impact ...The Power of Naming: Language, a Tool for Division and Unity
Because language is fundamentally a mechanism of “naming”—that is, of determining the “who” and “what” of objects and beings—it also ...The Gay Rights Movement And How It Was Affected By The American Press’ Reporting
Gays lived during a time of societal oppression for much of America’s history. People judged them under false pretense, and ...The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison): The Relationship Between Self-Loathing and Family
Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, which takes place in Ohio during the early 1940s, tells the heartbreaking story of Pecola ...
