Literature

My Name’s John Dowell, and I Care What You Think

“If ye had the chance teh change yer fate, wou-” . . . wait nvm you’re in a modernist novel, you’re totally screwed.

The Foolish Man Built His House Upon The Expectations of British Imperialism

This semester, I spent a lot of time looking at how British literature evolved during the twentieth century and what that meant for its culture. More specifically, I looked at the landscapes of the…

The Grimpen Mire

Even Sherlock Holmes sinks up to his knees in its muck. The meticulous entomologist, Stapleton loses his footing in a frenzy and…

Stored with the Golf Clubs: Who Really Came out Swinging?

Into the Rabbit Hole: Taking the Red Pill

Part II of the Into the Wonderland of Modernism Series

Hello, Neo.

Now that you’ve chosen to swallow the red pill and followed me down the rabbit hole, are you ready to…

Waking Up: The Conclusion of The Into the Rabbit Hole Series

Alice, at the end of her story, wakes up and realizes it was all a dream. That is how I feel at the end of my Modernism studies. It all seemed so real to me at the time I was reading it, but the details and the understanding…

The Prison of Social Status in The Good Soldier and House of Cards

Claire Underwood (House of Cards) is a prisoner. She is a prisoner in her marriage, and a prisoner in her role as First Lady of the United States.

Decoding Narration: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole into the Wonderland of Modernism