by Collin James The Brothers Grimms’ publication of “Snow White” spawned a lasting legacy that spans across multiple generations of narrative re-invention. This may be surprising,…
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by Sophia Metcalf BACKGROUND In September 2017, I ended a three-year relationship with a man who had been my best friend since my first days…
Leave a Commentby Rilla Kingston CREATING CHARACTER There are seemingly infinite methods for building character in a performance or dramatic role. The popularity of a given method changes…
Leave a Commentby Deanna Duxbury Julie and Faye’s relationship, in David Foster Wallace’s “Little Expressionless Animals,” is surrounded by images of glass, mirrors, and reflection. David Foster Wallace…
Leave a Commentby Thomas Macdonald In “Stories from the Body: Blood Memory and Organic Texts,” Monique Mojica writes: “Our bodies are our libraries…Each injury, physical or emotional…
Leave a Commentby Julien Gagnon In his essay “Kafka and His Precursors,” Jorge Luis Borges writes that “each writer creates his precursors. His work modifies our conception of…
Leave a Commentby Steven Hu The night of 2014’s first-year orientation, Rui Yang and I leave our group and walk the Montreal streets, talking about homesickness. We are…
Leave a Commentby Emily Mernin The Progress of Love (1986), a collection of eleven short stories by Alice Munro, grapples with the attempt to understand life through…
Leave a Commentby Taylor Mitchell The 2017 blockbuster horror film Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele, and the 1892 Gothic short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte…
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