Author Archives: Courtney Mognis

If I had the opportunity to teach any piece of literature from this course, it would be Hearts and Flowers by Tomson Highway. It is a beautifully written story that tackles a lot of big issues and themes within its few pages that would make for thought provoking discussions and study in a high schoolContinue reading “Teaching “Hearts and Flowers””

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson is a piece of literature that through its own merit and numerous modern re-imaginings , has become a staple in the supernatural and science fiction realm. Yet when comparing the tale to the definition of Victorian realism, there is striking evidence thatContinue reading “Victorian Realism & Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

On a surface level, it might be easy to dismiss Northanger Abbey as a work without a overarching villain, and instead one with only minor antagonists. However, there is a character who fits the characterization of villain, albeit to a less exaggerated and more realistic brand of villain. This character is General Tilney who, throughContinue reading “The Villain of Northanger Abbey”

William Wordsworth provides multitudes of arguments and ideals in “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” about the nature of poetry. The poem “Lucy Gray” by Wordsworth is a prime example that highlights these ideals he set out in Lyrical Ballads. The principle object in these poems, according to Wordsworth is to relate incidents from everyday life andContinue reading ““Lucy Gray” Blog #1″