Tainted Beauty

Anna Burress English 101 Writing Assignment #2 Tainted Beauty I pledge that I have abided by the WC Honor Code. Mary Shelley, author of the classic novel Frankenstein, uses the literally device of intertextuality to convey multifaceted meaning in pivotal points of her story. One great example worth analyzing can be found in Chapter 10, [...]

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The (More Than) Horror Novel

This week while finishing Frankenstein, I made an effort to take some notes while reading. I noticed that there is something unique in the way that Shelley presents her narration. While it isn’t completely uncommon to read a novel of this length with multiple narrators, I think the relationship that Shelley presents between the narrators [...]

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It Was Simply Out of His Hands.

I really wish this post to my blog wasn’t so delayed. Living in a time as technologically advanced as this, homework such as this should be a breeze to do, thanks to the connivence of it. Despite this, Frankenstein has taken me a substantial amount of time to get caught up on, and as a [...]

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Out Loud

Here’s my essay! I pledge my honor that I have completed this work in accordance with the Honor Code. Self Reflection: In this assignment, I have worked on my skills to write autobiographically, as opposed to writing responding to research. I need to work on structuring my work more effectively. Out Loud Birkerts’ idea of [...]

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Birkerts, a Hipster for his own generation.

The impression that Birkerts leaves on me after reading chapter 2 of The Gutenberg Elegies is one of a growing young adult I know very well. The second chapter of this book focuses on his early experiences with writing. Early on, the reader learns of his father’s negative outlook on young boys reading. Birkerts then [...]

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