Author Archives: Kelsey Gutierrez

“The Rector” written by Mrs. Oliphant could be characterized as Victorian Realism through the unfortunate events of Mr. Proctor’s life in Carlingford. Victorian Realism is defined as “everyday experiences, moral progress, and inner struggles of an ordinary individual…” (Broadway 615). The narrator emphasizes the normalcy of Carlingford quite frequently in the opening of “The Rector”Continue reading “Victorian Realism through the eyes of “The Rector””

 The characters of Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen are all a product of their environment and thus, there is no character who is a clear “villain” in the story (however, granted, there are some jerks).  Instead, I’d like to argue that obsessive classism is the true evil in Northanger Abbey.  A coming of age story,Continue reading “No Villains, Just Jerks”

In “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” William Woodsworth sets the foundation for what he defines as good poetry. For Woodsworth, he saw the poets of his time focusing their poems far too much on how they were writing them rather than what they were writing. He saw this poetic diction as a deterrent with a classContinue reading “Woodsworth Blog #1 by Kelsey Gutierrez”