This week we revisit the Gothic Horror, Bildungsroman, potential black comedy, Victorian Middle Class novel that is Jane Eyre. This was Nic’s selection for the book he read in high school and hated, but will a reread make it better? It certainly won’t make it shorter! From the back of the Penguin Read more…
Angel of Death by Annalisa Dagnino Frank W. Benson’s Summer is an allegorical painting in the impressionism genre located in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Benson uses oil paint as a medium to create a rich color with a wide range from light to dark. Impressionism is based on the Read more…
Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Images by Julia Nackley In the three images of this particular scene in Uncle Tom’s Cabin the picture is of the same thing but different takes on it. The scene is of Eliza running away with her child to get to a free land. In the Read more…
Our Banner in the Sky by Maggie Foster “Our Banner in the Sky” by Fredric Edwin Church is a painting that was done during the beginning of the Civil War. The painting depicts the American Flag in the sky with the use of clouds, stars, and other celestial things in Read more…
This week on Required Reading we revisit dental trauma as we talk Smile by Raina Telgemeier. From the jacket: “Raina Telgemeier’s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely Read more…
The Yellow Wallpaper The Yellow Wallpaper by Grace Novascone “The Yellow Wallpaper” written by Charlotte Gilman is regarded as an early feminist piece that predates a woman’s right to vote in the United States. Loss of identity for women in the 19th century was a common scenario in many cases. Read more…
“Meaning of the Fourth of July to a Negro” by Bridget Durham The Fourth of July is a day of celebration for many Americans because on July 4th, 1776, America declared independence from Britain and said that everyone was free under the US government, right? Not everyone. The founding fathers Read more…
“Fellow countrymen: at this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four Read more…
The Southern View of Emancipation by Handley Greeley The political cartoon, The Southern View of Emancipation, was made in 1863 by an anonymous artist. Although the artist is unknown, it is obvious that a confederate southerner made the piece. As one can see in the political cartoon, the Southerners were Read more…
Analysis of “My Old Kentucky Home” by Dylan Crawford “My Old Kentucky Home” is an American song written and composed by Stephen Foster in 1853. During the year “My Old Kentucky Home” is written, America is going through a time of horrific slavery and racism. While at this time, nearly Read more…