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  • Do We Control Our Destiny? Fate and Folly in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’

    Do We Control Our Destiny? Fate and Folly in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’

    3 Feb 2013
  • The Dying Beast: Unraveling the Madness and Tragedy of ‘King Lear’

    The Dying Beast: Unraveling the Madness and Tragedy of ‘King Lear’

    3 Feb 2013
  • Is Johann Veraguth a Villain? A Critical Analysis of Hesse’s ‘Rosshalde’

    Is Johann Veraguth a Villain? A Critical Analysis of Hesse’s ‘Rosshalde’

    26 Jan 2013
  • Why ‘Mansfield Park’ Stunned Me: Rethinking Fanny Price and the Aristocracy

    Why ‘Mansfield Park’ Stunned Me: Rethinking Fanny Price and the Aristocracy

    21 Jan 2013
  • The True Redemption of Jean Valjean: A ‘Les Misérables’ Character Study

    The True Redemption of Jean Valjean: A ‘Les Misérables’ Character Study

    29 Dec 2012
  • Why Hemingway Would Hate ‘The Toilers of the Sea’: A Review

    Why Hemingway Would Hate ‘The Toilers of the Sea’: A Review

    16 Dec 2012
  • ‘A Clergyman’s Daughter’: Did Orwell Use Dorothy as a Philosophical Experiment?

    ‘A Clergyman’s Daughter’: Did Orwell Use Dorothy as a Philosophical Experiment?

    21 Oct 2012
  • Why Richard Parker Matters: Symbolism and Soul in ‘Life of Pi’

    Why Richard Parker Matters: Symbolism and Soul in ‘Life of Pi’

    5 Oct 2012
  • ‘Omerta’ Book Analysis: Can Mafia Honor Survive Modern Corruption?

    ‘Omerta’ Book Analysis: Can Mafia Honor Survive Modern Corruption?

    30 Sep 2012
  • Why Read ‘Lolita’? Deciphering Nabokov’s Hidden Meaning & Message

    Why Read ‘Lolita’? Deciphering Nabokov’s Hidden Meaning & Message

    21 Sep 2012
  • The Trauma of the Pulpit: Analyzing Baldwin’s ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’

    The Trauma of the Pulpit: Analyzing Baldwin’s ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’

    18 Jun 2012
  • Why ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a Psychological Masterpiece (Not Just a Romance)

    Why ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a Psychological Masterpiece (Not Just a Romance)

    30 May 2012
  • The Art of Tragedy: Why You Must Read Hemingway’s ‘Death in the Afternoon’

    The Art of Tragedy: Why You Must Read Hemingway’s ‘Death in the Afternoon’

    15 May 2012
  • Did Oliver Deserve His Ending? Fate and Satire in ‘Oliver Twist’

    Did Oliver Deserve His Ending? Fate and Satire in ‘Oliver Twist’

    8 May 2012
  • Why ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Defied My Expectations | Book Review

    Why ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Defied My Expectations | Book Review

    25 Apr 2012
  • Beyond Tree-Hugging: The Violent Love & Satire of ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang’

    Beyond Tree-Hugging: The Violent Love & Satire of ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang’

    25 Apr 2012
  • Is Stein’s Style Genius or Bogus? A Review of ‘Ida’ by Gertrude Stein

    Is Stein’s Style Genius or Bogus? A Review of ‘Ida’ by Gertrude Stein

    25 Apr 2012
  • ‘Steppenwolf’ by Hermann Hesse: Shattering the Bourgeois Compromise

    ‘Steppenwolf’ by Hermann Hesse: Shattering the Bourgeois Compromise

    25 Apr 2012
  • Beyond the Warren: The Hidden Philosophy of ‘Watership Down’

    Beyond the Warren: The Hidden Philosophy of ‘Watership Down’

    25 Apr 2012
  • Crushed by the Academy: A Critical Analysis of Hesse’s ‘Beneath the Wheel’

    Crushed by the Academy: A Critical Analysis of Hesse’s ‘Beneath the Wheel’

    25 Apr 2012
  • Why I Was Wrong About F. Scott Fitzgerald: ‘This Side of Paradise’ Review

    Why I Was Wrong About F. Scott Fitzgerald: ‘This Side of Paradise’ Review

    25 Apr 2012
  • ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Review: Crafty Prose, But Is It a Masterpiece?

    ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Review: Crafty Prose, But Is It a Masterpiece?

    25 Apr 2012
  • ‘A Moveable Feast’ Review: A “Like-Hate” Look at Hemingway’s Style

    ‘A Moveable Feast’ Review: A “Like-Hate” Look at Hemingway’s Style

    25 Apr 2012
  • ‘1984’ by George Orwell: Why I Both Love and Utterly Despise It

    ‘1984’ by George Orwell: Why I Both Love and Utterly Despise It

    25 Apr 2012
  • The Literary Grunge of ‘Tales from The Thousand and One Nights’

    The Literary Grunge of ‘Tales from The Thousand and One Nights’

    25 Apr 2012
  • Is True Socialism Actually Anarchy? An Analysis of Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’

    Is True Socialism Actually Anarchy? An Analysis of Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’

    25 Apr 2012
  • Is ‘Siddhartha’ a True Story? Analyzing Fiction vs. Philosophy in Hesse’s Classic

    Is ‘Siddhartha’ a True Story? Analyzing Fiction vs. Philosophy in Hesse’s Classic

    25 Apr 2012
  • Frederick Douglass Narrative: Religious Hypocrisy & The Psychology of Slavery

    Frederick Douglass Narrative: Religious Hypocrisy & The Psychology of Slavery

    25 Apr 2012
  • Does Death Exist? Unpacking the Ending of ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’

    Does Death Exist? Unpacking the Ending of ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’

    25 Apr 2012
  • Cheap Happiness or Exalted Suffering? Analyzing ‘Notes from the Underground’

    Cheap Happiness or Exalted Suffering? Analyzing ‘Notes from the Underground’

    25 Apr 2012
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