—Anonymous I think that “Life of A Sensuous Woman” by Ihara Saikaku is a great work because of how radical it was for its time and the manner in which it approaches the idea of love. Given that the story was written in a conservative sixteenth-century Japan, Saikaku took a great risk in writing from […]
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From my research I figured out while most of female writers wrote about nature, religion…
— Ramesha Prachi From my research I figured out while most of female writers wrote about nature, religion Elizabeth Barrett Browning expounded on industrialization, slavery, political problems, discrimination between men and woman and what it resembled to live in the advanced world. Elizabeth Barrett Browning built up herself as a lady who was never afraid […]
I must admit that reading “A Real Doll” written by A.M. Holmes made me feel uncomfortable…
— Anonymous I must admit that reading “A Real Doll” written by A.M Holmes made me feel uncomfortable and weird. I did not understand the message behind the story until we had discussions in class and I read A.M Holmes ‘interview about this story. While reading the story I came to an understanding that the […]
“Remembering Babylon” should be considered …
— Kevin Pagan “Remembering Babylon” should be considered a “great work.” It was an interesting novel that highlighted a plethora of themes including racism, colonialism, gender, etc. This novel doesn’t really focus on one character, but instead taps into the minds of all the main ones. Character development played a crucial role in making this […]
A Vindication of The Rights of Women
— Nicole Woerner A Vindication of The Rights of Women Qualities of a Great Work In order to be considered a Great Work, a text has to have an intended audience written too, the writer must have a purpose for writing the work (why they decided to write it), a desired and or proposed outcome […]
