H. H. Holmes

As United States citizens, born and raised in a privileged, first world country, we do not fully comprehend the pain of true suffering. This is highly debatable, as many in this nation have experienced poverty, death in their family, homelessness, and other struggles, but digesting the entire nauseating concept of suffering associated with the Holocaust is nearly impossible. The countless written works devoted to this tragedy are known for their ability to provoke thought and test morals.…

In 1895, H.G. Wells wrote The Time Machine- a seemingly simple time-travelling adventure with much deeper undertones alluding to Wells’ view of the inequality within society at the time. Time and time again, the story refers to class oppression, some way or another. The overarching theme of the oppressive nature of class distinction in society is clearly shown through the societal origins of the Eloi and Morlocks, the actions of the Morlocks and Time Traveller, and the various titles of the…

in life in order to make the stories more relatable, and, therefore, more real. Their stories, though fictional, will make the reader feel powerful and full. Sir Henry Rider Haggard is one such author that makes readers of his books feel empowered. H. Rider Haggard is an amazing author of numerous different genres who writes books that are extremely informative and interesting at the same time. Not much is known about Sir Henry Rider Haggard’s childhood. He was not poor as a child. Sir Haggard…

In the years before 1865, the Civil War, led by President Abraham Lincoln, raged on. Finally, the Confederacy surrendered to the Union. An angry Confederate, John Wilkes Booth, decided to kill the president. After he shot Lincoln in Ford’s Theater, he received the help of a few Confederate supporters, one being Dr. Samuel Mudd. Mudd was guilty of knowingly assisting Booth after the actor assassinated Lincoln in 1865. Possibly the largest reason for Mudd’s sentence was that he knew that he…

Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams modeled a method in social work that existed in contrast to the Charitable Organization Societies (COS). Addams chose to live among the disadvantaged and immigrant populations, seeking a reciprocal relationship that would encourage a symbiotic existence between social classes (p. 59). Where Hull House did not attempt to decide the fate of the poor, COS existed solely to facilitate “friendly visitors” to enter the homes of the poor and use the data they…

The Eloi area of of the two post-human races in H. G. Wells' 1895 novel The Time Machine. By the year AD 8072,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi nd the Morlocks, whereof Eloi live a banal life life of ease on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing and infrastructure for the Eloi. The narration suggests that the separation of species may have been the result of a widening split between…

Thematically, the common thread among the three short stories “The Secret Miracle” by Jorge Luis Borges , “Journey Back to the Source” by Alejo Carpentier, and Julio Cortazar’s “Continuity of Parks” is the manipulation of time. Each use the cyclical nature of time to tackle a sort of worldly completion. Hladik finishes his book, the reader in “Continuity of Parks” becomes the ultimate reader by being completely absorbed by his book, the house in “Journey Back to the Source” comes full circle and…

“If we don't end war, war will end us.” One of many meaningful quotes said by none other than Herbert George Wells. Known by many as “the Father of Sci­ence Fic­tion” and praised upon for his humanitarian efforts on women’s rights. If it was not for Wells, modern day technology may not exist. He not only opened the world’s eyes to science, he encouraged innovation. Early Life Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley England on September 21st, 1866. (Bio.com) Wells was the youngest of his…

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Matt Haig two years ago at an event for his book, A Boy Called Christmas which I loved. It was at this event where I first heard about How to Stop Time which he was still working on at the time. The whole concept of a person not aging on the outside and slowly aging on the inside had me intrigued. However, I had completely forgotten about the book until earlier this year when I saw it on the Savvy Reader's “Most Anticipated Reads of (Early) 2018” blog post. The…

One theme in Ted Chaing’s “Exhalation” is acting for the greater good, in this case, to add to the pool of scientific knowledge. The narrator, a mechanical being in a world populated with other mechanical beings who believe they will live forever, is an anatomist. He has suspected for some time that the prevailing hypothesis of how memory is stored is incorrect. He comes up with an idea for an experiment to find out. The experiment poses great risk to his body, so he deliberates over whether he…