PinnedLondon KofflerThe Pursuit of PerfectionIn the short stories “The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Birth-Mark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the authors claim that the…7 min read·May 7, 2019----
PinnedLondon KofflerAestheticism and Decadence in “Paul’s Case”Willa Cather describes the dreams, struggle, and death of a boy obsessed with beauty in “Paul’s Case.” The Aesthetic movement of the 19th…6 min read·May 7, 2019----
London KofflerWomen’s Representation in the Works of Voltaire and Sor JuanaBoth Voltaire’s Candide and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s works, specifically her “Philosophical Satire,” describe the degree to which women…9 min read·May 11, 2019----
London KofflerAnimal Symbolism in “Diary of a Madman”In the short story, “Diary of a Madman” by Lu Xun, the narrator regularly compares the cannibalistic members of his village to animals. By…5 min read·May 11, 2019----
London Koffler“The Lamb” and “The Tyger”William Blake’s poems “The Lamb” from his Songs of Innocence and “The Tyger” from his Songs of Experience show remarkable parallelism but…4 min read·May 10, 2019----
London KofflerFemale Portrayals in The Taming of the Shrew AdaptationsShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is undoubtedly a play concerning gender dynamics and gender roles. The female characters, Bianca and…11 min read·May 7, 2019----
London KofflerPsychoanalysis and Death of a SalesmanThe characters in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman demonstrate different characteristics of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. They…12 min read·May 7, 2019----
London KofflerOf Mice and Men and WomenJohn Steinbeck’s 1937 classic Of Mice and Men was written with only one female character, Curley’s wife, who is portrayed as a villainess…4 min read·May 7, 2019----
London Koffler“Young Goodman Brown” as a Dark Romantic StoryNathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown,” along with many of his other short stories, follows the conventions of a Dark Romantic tale…4 min read·May 7, 2019----
London KofflerRealism in The House of MirthThe House of Mirth, authored by Edith Wharton, exemplifies the techniques used by American writers during the literary Realist movement…9 min read·May 7, 2019----