The Awakening: The Freedom of Self
“In short, Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother-woman. . . . [mother-women] were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves […]
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As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Going Beyond Inscape
As Kingfishers Catch Fire By Gerard Manley Hopkins As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each […]
The Search for Self-hood in “The Age of Anxiety”
“My deuce, my double, my dear image. . . does your self like mine/ Taste of untruth?” -Quant, The Age of Anxiety Throughout his work, The Age of Anxiety, Auden […]