Author Archives: Johana Abreu

As a future English teacher and hopefully, one day professor – I would want to teach The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave by Mary Prince. Mary Prince deserves to have her voice heard, and I would want to teach about the topic of slavery in British colonies. There are various reasons IContinue reading “Last Blog Post: An Opportunity to Teach”

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde seems to go against the Victorian Realism movement. Victorian Realism exposes the life of the people through revealing their habits and desires. It focuses on an ordinary individual’s life and struggles. To add on, it also might have an omniscient narrator who sees moral progress inContinue reading “Victorian Blog: Realism”

“ Lucy Gray” by William Wordsworth relates to the same ideals he conveys in “ Preface to Lyrical Ballad.” For instance, the poem has a simple and easy vocabulary that constantly repeats in order to explain the folktale of Lucy Gray.  It also presents the poet’s feelings towards Lucy’s story in a straight forward manner.Continue reading “Blog Post #1: Lucy Gray”