The brain behind “shinrasblog” is intelligent, passionate, and charismatic. Their three projects were very compelling, and, if I had been active and present in class, their work probably would have made a huge impact on my understanding and respect for the texts. The thought that went into their projects transforms their schoolwork into honest, genuine… Read more second project — project review
Category: Second Major Project, Fall 2020
Ambiguity in “The Love Suicide at Amijima” and “Hamlet”
Chikamatsu is notorious for his plays on words that include double meanings, irony, and references to other plays. These phrases add to the romantic aspect of the piece. Chikamatsu shows here that he likes to illustrate a realistic world that is not guided by strict laws. The ambiguity begins on the first page with the… Read more Ambiguity in “The Love Suicide at Amijima” and “Hamlet”
Project 2
REFLECTION For this second project, originally I wanted to do another story about the topic. Instead of Slavery, I wanted to foucs on the mythology of Indian culture. With this in mind, at first I wanted to focus on the Cryptids of India. Crytids, as explained in the video essay, are creatures and animals that… Read more Project 2
Revised Second Project
Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature October 20, 2020 Second Project- Themes and Symbols in Shakuntala For my second project, I decided to do a more interactive and visual project. I decided to do a Jeopardy type “game”. I chose to do this project on Kalidasa’s play Shakuntala. I wanted to focus… Read more Revised Second Project
On the Topic of Unessay #2
“They know not how to swim, they know not how to cast nets. Pearl-fishers dive for pearls, merchants sail in their ships, while children gather pebbles and scatter them again. They seek not for hidden treasures, they know not how to cast nets.” Tagore, “On the Seashore” On the Topic of Innocence Everything was freeOur… Read more On the Topic of Unessay #2
“The Dew Breaker” Character Study
For my project, I chose to make character-based potion bottles based on Edwidge Danticat’s “The Dew Breaker.” Plot-crucial characters I felt like I had a good grasp on in terms of characterization are who I focused on, and that narrowed down to Anne, Ka, and the Preacher. I was going to include Dany, as well,… Read more “The Dew Breaker” Character Study
Project 2 – The Spiderweb
Now I am in no ways an artist and would never try and take a chance on a project. This time I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone and try to depict the entirety of The Dew Breaker and its intertwining storylines through drawing. Although I have never thought of myself as… Read more Project 2 – The Spiderweb
Project 2- Shakuntala Themes and Symbols
Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature October 20, 2020 Second Project- Themes and Symbols in Shakuntala For my second project, I decided to do a more interactive and visual project. I decided to do a Jeopardy type “game”. I chose to do this project on Kalidasa’s play Shakuntala. I wanted to focus… Read more Project 2- Shakuntala Themes and Symbols
Second Major Project: The Literary Analysis Podcast Episode Two: Justice and Danticat
Script: Opening Music Luke: Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Literary Analysis Podcast, I am your host Luke. Today marks the second episode in the podcast and today we will be taking a deep dive into Edwidge Danticat’s 2004 piece entitled The Dew Breaker and how it contributes to an ongoing conversation surrounding justice… Read more Second Major Project: The Literary Analysis Podcast Episode Two: Justice and Danticat
Shakuntala Unessay
For my second project, I decided to make a poster about some major these in the Shakuntala reading. The 3 large themes that I identified were Love vs Duty, Nature, Body and Spirt, and Concealment vs Separation. I felt like these themes specifically stuck out to me. “But how can it have happened that, simply… Read more Shakuntala Unessay