Songs of Innocence and of Experience

promised me to wed.” Ophelia is perceived to be grieving of her Father’s death because Horatio says “she speaks much of her father says she hears / There’s tricks in the world, and hems, and beats her heart.” Polonius death causes Ophelia to burst songs about, ““His beard as white as snow / All flaxen was his poll.” Polonius is very important in her life, which causes Ophelia’s fate to shatter. Also, Hamlet’s rejection and treatment of Ophelia shows her losing herself mentally because she was in…

He wishes to prevent these children from losing their innocence and plummeting into the world of adulthood. This extended metaphor is not directly explained in the book, but it does give Salinger’s book its title. Word: colloquial language Definition: A characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar…

mountains in search of a new shot at life. On the surface, this film seems like a lighthearted journey about unexpected friendship and love. But if we look deeper, we learn about the human condition and how each character had their own personal experience that shaped them over time. As the film progresses we are able to observe how their dark pasts left scars and how it deeply impacted their actions towards others and the way they viewed themselves. In addition, we also discover the importance…

The Prelude: Wordsworth’s Mental Conflicts and His Imperfect Solution The Prelude, an autographical epic poem by William Wordsworth, describes not only a journey of the author’s life and experience, but also a process of how he “fixes the wavering balance of” his conflicted mind, by seeking comfort in the “spots of time,” or, in other words, his memories of childhood and nature (Book I, L622; Book XII, L258). Just as Martin Gray notices, “The poem is itself a therapeutic exercise” (Gray 62). To…

to the “New world”. - Anglo (New England) settlers’ books, sermons, journals, narratives, and poetry Native American / American Indian oral literature / oral tradition creation stories（起源神话） trickster tales（恶作剧者传奇） rituals / ceremonies（典仪） songs / chants（曲词） Anglo Settlers’ Writings Highly religious and pragmatic - John Smith, founder of Jamestown, Virginia; Pocahontas - John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity”: “… We shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all…

hot desert land only to come upon an oasis with cool, pure water and a large comfortable tent. Or, you may find yourself transported to magical places where, perhaps, you partake in mystical adventures as you listen to sweet music and subtle love songs in the evening breeze. Such is the power of the poet! Such is the gift of the poet! All this and more, you will find in the poems of Kalpna in her volume called, “Bare Soul.” Thank you, Kalpna, thank you for sharing such deep parts of your heart…

romanticism, exemplified gothic setting in her classic novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho. Later, gothic fiction expanded the significance of setting with Emily Bronte’s, Wuthering Heights. Shifts in the setting offer readers presumption about the nature of innocence and evil…

According to the Boston Globe, America is projected to become a “majority-minority” country by 2044. [1] To some people labeled as “white” in modern America, this trajectory is horrifying. To many others (of all backgrounds), this transition is a positive sign of a future where racial hegemony is distributed more equally. However, race is far from the only status creating privileges for some and roadblocks for others in this country. Sex, class, religion, and many other identities intersect to…

Is There Rigid Structure To The Laments of Psalms? "Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?" (Psalms 44:23-24 ESV). If many of us have been taught by our parents to put on a happy face, to let a smile be our umbrella, or to keep our complaints to ourselves, then the Old Testament offers a corrective to these teachings in the Psalms of lament. Matthew Schlimm believes that we…

This essay will posit that in contemporary Western societies a cultural contradiction is apparent. On the one hand there is anxiety surrounding child sexual abuse (CSA) particularly around the concept of ‘the paedophile’. Yet, this concern is situated within a socio-economic and cultural context that simultaneously constructs children as sexually desirable. This essay will argue that these should not be seen as separate issues but rather as interconnected. That is, it is only through seeing…