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Here you'll find a variety of posts; in both content and style! Anything goes, from listicles to rants, and short think-pieces to informal essays. Sometimes I want to talk about a small section of a book/film/TV show, sometimes I want to respond to someone else's journal/essay, and occasionally I'll get caught up in a 'big idea' style conversation. Ultimately, I just want to talk about the things I like! If you find it enjoyable, informative, and/or useful, then all the better.

Power and Magic in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

Carrianne Dillon

Apr 9, 20204 min read

Power and Magic in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” raises the question of keeping and relinquishing power. Prospero is one of three characters categorized...

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Love and Isolation in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Carrianne Dillon

Apr 2, 20204 min read

Love and Isolation in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a strong example of Modernist writing. Exploring the themes of love and isolation,...

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The Fall From Innocence to Impurity: The Motif of Color in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

Carrianne Dillon

Jan 8, 20209 min read

The Fall From Innocence to Impurity: The Motif of Color in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

In Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” the use of color and color descriptors paint a clear picture of Dorian’s descent into sin....

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Carrianne Dillon

Jan 6, 20201 min read

Word of the Week: Jehu

Okay, so there's a historical/religious definition that is a proper noun, and a casual derivation that is a regular noun. Jehu-the-man...

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Carrianne Dillon

Jan 2, 20203 min read

So Your Resolution Is To Read More...

Instead of a book of the month, we'll start 2020 off with a few groups of short stories. Now you can meet your resolution without feeling...

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Carrianne Dillon

Dec 30, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Schadenfreude

Happy New Year, everybody. –C

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Carrianne Dillon

Dec 23, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Dérgingolade

It's such a shame that dégringolade is such a fun word to say when it has a rather negative definition! Dégringloade is a noun which...

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Carrianne Dillon

Dec 16, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Mulct

Mulct is a very strange word to say. Go on, say it out loud a couple of times. Mulct. Mulll-ktt. Bleh. In this case, it's an unpleasant...

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Carrianne Dillon

Dec 9, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Inveigh

To inveigh is to speak or write about something with great hostility. Back around Black Friday I was near a woman who inveighed against...

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Carrianne Dillon

Dec 2, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Atrabilious

As the December holidays commence, I hope that neither you nor anyone you know goes around being atrabilious! Atrabilious is an adjective...

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Scenery as a Symbol of Duality in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

Carrianne Dillon

Nov 25, 20195 min read

Scenery as a Symbol of Duality in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

In the 1886 Gothic thriller, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” by Robert Louis Stevenson, descriptions of scenery and settings effectively...

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Carrianne Dillon

Nov 25, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Rhadamanthine

Rhadamanthine is an adjective that refers to stern or inflexible judgement. The other week we looked at the word omphalos, which had...

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Word of the Week: Kangaroo Court (It's a phrase this time!)

Carrianne Dillon

Nov 18, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Kangaroo Court (It's a phrase this time!)

A kangaroo court refers to a court that either: 1. Ignores the standards of justice and does not carry any official standing in the area...

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Carrianne Dillon

Nov 11, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Omphalos

In general terms, the omphalos is the center or the hub of everything. An omphalos can be positive or negative, as in the ompahlos of...

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Carrianne Dillon

Nov 4, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Anfractuous

This is one of my most favorite 'rare' adjectives. Anfractuous is used to describe something that is full of windings and turnings. I...

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Carrianne Dillon

Oct 28, 20191 min read

Word of the Week: Limerence

Of COURSE there's a fancy word for the intensity of an obsessive crush! Coined by Dorothy Tennov in 1979, Limerence is a noun which...

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Performativity, Language, and Homosociality: Applications of Queer Theory to The Great Gatsby

Carrianne Dillon

Oct 16, 201910 min read

Performativity, Language, and Homosociality: Applications of Queer Theory to The Great Gatsby

Queer theory developed as a branch of theory between the 1970’s and 1990’s. The fundamental concerns of queer theory include analyzing...

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Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Carrianne Dillon

Sep 22, 20192 min read

Book Review: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Look, I am always interested in adaptations of fairytales, and the Rumpelstiltskin story is no exception. The idea of being able to turn...

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So you weren't given a thesis...what now?

Carrianne Dillon

Aug 30, 20192 min read

So you weren't given a thesis...what now?

Where do you start? How do you pick a topic? Step 1: DON'T PANIC! There are four prompt questions I ask myself when I want to write a...

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Stories By Women, About Women, That EVERYBODY Should Read: Novels Edition.

Carrianne Dillon

Aug 12, 20197 min read

Stories By Women, About Women, That EVERYBODY Should Read: Novels Edition.

Representation matters! Beyond seeing oneself in literature, art, music, and media, it is crucial to be exposed to well-crafted and...

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