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Marie De France’s 12th Century story, Bisclavret, is one of the first werewolf stories in literature (Mark). It examines themes of loyalty, betrayal, and truth through the main character of Bisclavret, and notably, the assumed “failures” of his wife. While the wife character is commonly read and seen as monstrous and evil, this paper aims…
William Wells Brown’s novel Clotel and its subsequent revisions tell the story of three enslaved women and the circumstances they encounter as they try to survive the south and achieve freedom. The novel argues the ineffectiveness of white abolitionists and white sentiment through the failures of white characters and subversion of white ideology. The novels…
Drag performance is an ever-changing art that is dependent on societal ideas surrounding gender, parody, and performance. Drag has been seen as gender expression and gender subversion, but ultimately, drag is a transformative process. There is differing opinion on what drag is, if every aspect of self-expression or gender performance is a form of drag,…
In the 1995 coming of age movie, Clueless, protagonist Cher Horowitz struggles to balance her intentions of doing “good” for others with her own self-interest and general naivety. The struggles Cher faces represent many struggles of adolescent development, from her changing and confusing relationships with her peers and family to her quest to find meaningful…
Aging in America is a complex, ongoing process that reveals how American society feels towards old age. Through the examination of the way society interacts, perceives, and cares for old Americans, one can understand clearly what America’s true feelings and fears are towards not only the aging process, but death itself. The documentary “Living Old”…
Rachel Loring 