Virgil’s Aeneid is the story of an epic hero, Aeneas, who rose from the ashes of Troy, exchanging his humanity for the immortality of founding Rome. The story picks up at the end of Homer’s Iliad, and the first three books alone, parallel the Odyssey in a variety of ways. Virgil uses a number of … Continue reading Aeneas vs Odysseus
Category: Essays
Nature in Del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025)
Published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, is among the most famous works of gothic horror and science fiction. It shouldn’t be a surprise, therefore, that it has inspired many adaptations, recently, Guillermo del Toro’s film, Frankenstein (2025). What makes del Toro’s portrayal so particularly interesting? Guillermo del Toro’s depiction of Marry … Continue reading Nature in Del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025)
A.I. In Literarure
The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Art and Literature: A.I’s Impact on the Creative Industry of the United States Since 2020 I. Introduction April 30th, 2023, at 1 pm, fifteen years of labor peace in Hollywood came to an end as strikers crowded the streets outside of Netflix’s office buildings in Los Angeles and New … Continue reading A.I. In Literarure
Why do I write?
I create. Ever since I was little, my closest companions have been my stories, transporting me to another world whether I wanted them to or not. I identify with Victor Hugo when he said, “A writer is a world trapped inside a person.” Growing up, the world within felt so big and consuming that I … Continue reading Why do I write?
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