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If I had the opportunity to teach one literary work from this semester, I would choose to teach a class of freshmen in college the importance of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventure of the Speckled Band. This story really stuck out to me this semester for several reasons that would make it an appropriate poemContinue reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”

Victorian realism has impacted many authors and novels since being explored in the Victorian Era. It’s themes, perspectives, and plot lines enhance the reader’s experience as it is something that they can relate to in one way or another since the literature reflects an aspect of everyday living. One text that we have read thisContinue reading “The Adventure of the Speckled Band Realism”

         Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen has several characters that would fit the prototype of a villain; however, General Tilney’s attitude and mannerisms make him stand out as when compared to the rest of the villains featured. While it is considered normal for families to judge and choose spouses based on financial resources, the General’s thoughts andContinue reading “Northanger Abbey Villain”

William Wordsworth proposed his principal object while writing the poems in “Lyrical Ballads” as a goal for not only himself as an author, but for those poets who wanted their work and emotions to be better understood by all readers. In his preface to “Lyrical Ballads” Wordsworth stated he wanted to, “choose incidents and situationsContinue reading “Nature and William Wordsworth’s “Nutting””