Lovecraft’s Key of Destruction

November 18, 1996 Engl 499 Not much has been written on what many scholars call Lovecraft’s dreamlands fiction, from which The Silver Key is taken. The major reason is that Lovecraft, himself, wrote many letters to friends and fans describing…

Getting the Pieces of the Puzzle to Fit : Create Experimental Prose Using Words

Writing a story is a lot like putting together pieces of a puzzle. The words become the individual pieces that are connected to form sentences. Although there are many different types of words and ways to assemble your story, there…

Sight Within the Lighthouse Walls

November 19, 1995 E 389 In this world there are many different ways of interacting with others, Nature, and life. In To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf examines two very different ways of viewing life. The first reflects an interaction with…

Wings are Wondrous Things

December 10, 1995 E 389 The first thing one notices in Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus is wings. Sophie Fevvers, aerialist extraordinarre, has wings. Glorious angelic, birdlike wings that she uses to fly. Not in the literal sense of…

Victorian Women in Literature

August 27, 1996 English 388 During the Victorian era, there was great controversy over the roles of women and what constituted the ideal woman. For the better half of the era, women were seen as pure, pious and innocent. They…

The Way We Think Computer

October 23, 1996 Engl 354 Our society places a heavy importance on technology and its jargon. It seems like every day a new term is developed or some new technology-based fad erupts. This mania is described within Michael Heim’s article,…

Paint It With Words : Graffiti Identity

December 3, 1996 Engl 354 They come out at night through wire fences. They know that if they are caught, they could be thrown in jail for it. Yet, the thrill and danger of doing it– breaking the law– lures…

The Evolution of Ethics

March 12, 1996 Engl 338 Proposing a new set of environmental ethics, Callenbach’s visionary novel Ecotopia depicts a necessary, evolutionary step in the way environmentalism in America should be seen. The novel addresses the issue of whether or not an…

The Moment of Truth

May 1, 1996 E 338 Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek explores the ways we perceive Nature and our connections to it. The novel is structured around series of epiphanic moments and images which attempt to define our relationship to…