Category: LitCrit
Use this category when you are commenting on a literary text.
Wuthering Heights
What are the words used to describe Heathcliff? What metaphors or symbols or other figures are applied to him? What words do other characters use to depict him physically or morally or emotionally? Ho... Read More
“Goblin Market”
“Goblin Market” was originally intended for children, but many readers discover abundant evidence of “adult” meanings. In general, the Gothic often functions to bring otherwise... Read More
Dorian Gray
Great movie poster. Not so great movie. As in cinematic adaptations of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this recent movie insists on emphasizing heterosexual romance. The Sybil Vane plot certainly introduces... Read More
“Lot No. 249”
“Lot No. 249” The Egyptian mummy easily tosses the English Gentleman into the Thames (or, perhaps, the Cherwell). ... Read More