We have now come to my final post on Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. There are no real hysterical fireworks that happen in Act 4. The conclusion is straight...
Here in my third post on Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, we will look at the courtroom scene and the insanity that unfolds in Act Three. In this post, thoug...
Here in my second post on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, we’re going to look at Act Two. First, I’ll give an overview of Act Two, then I’ll make a few comments. ...
This year is the first year I have ever had to teach Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Up until this year, I had never read it. It is set during the Salem witch tri...
For years, they’ve languished and lounged in fields of lotus,Savoring the sweet and soothing leaves of narcotic nectar,As a reptilian beast hissed his lotus lul...
Here in my final installment of my trip through Winesburg, Ohio, I’m going to cover the last two stories in the book: “Sophistication” and “Departure.” In both ...
There are only a couple more stories from Winesburg, Ohio that I want to share in this literary series. There are other stories in the book, and hopefully this ...
Here in my next installment of my look at Winesburg, Ohio, I’m going to cover two short stories. As you’ll see, they are intimately connected. And that is one o...
Respectability: An OverviewIn Winesburg, Ohio, the character of Wash Williams is both revolting and immensely pitiable. At the very beginning of the story, Wash...
In this next look at the characters in Winesburg, Ohio, I’m going to look at two different stories. The first story is titled, “Nobody Knows,” and it is about G...