“Do you think that God lives in Heaven because He too lives in fear of what He’s created…here on Earth?"-Romero (as portrayed by Steve Buscemi in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams) This quote haunts me. These words, spoken almost at random by a tortured scientist in a 2002 kids’ movie, echo in my … Continue reading Potential Acts of Blasphemy in Spy Kids 2 and The Tyger
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Barbauld, “The Rights of Woman” Response/Analysis
Initially, I thought this poem was a powerful message to women who felt discouraged by their lack of rights during this time period. It makes sense that a female author would romanticize the idea of women coming together to defeat a common enemy, the man. While the first six stanzas support this reading, the content … Continue reading Barbauld, “The Rights of Woman” Response/Analysis
Thoughts on Jonathan Swift’s “The Lady’s Dressing Room”
One of the first thoughts that popped into my head upon reading this poem was “is this about a man being disgusted by a woman’s dirty clothes?” After not much further analyzation, I concluded yes, it is. I had to look up “Strephon” and “Cecilia” to determine if they had any relevance and found … Continue reading Thoughts on Jonathan Swift’s “The Lady’s Dressing Room”
Rethinking Modern British Literature 