Author Archives: Whitney Boles

BUST DOWN THE DOORS! Is probably one of my favorite and easiest to understand of Young-Hae Chang’s and Marc Vogue’s pieces. The poem tells the story of midnight raid. The narrator is striped from his or her home in undergarments … Continue reading →

OK, I cannot lie. Wikipedia might have saved me on this novel. There is so much information in this novel, and I had to Google almost everything I read. Pynchon stuffed this piece with hidden meaning “AH HA!” moments. However, … Continue reading →

Well I guess I am not alone in my confusion over The Crying of Lot 49. The book does seem tedious and jumbled, but after a few slow readings, things started to finally fall into place. We are introduced to … Continue reading →

There was so much for me to look up to fully understand this poem. The first time I read it, I thought it was a jumbled mess. Nothing seemed to connect, and it consisted of disconnected phrases. Little did I … Continue reading →

Although Native Guard is filled with poetry relating to Trethewey’s mother, “What the Body Can Say” paints the clearest picture of her communication with her. I enjoyed reading this poem the most out of those we were assigned. Trethewey’s discussion … Continue reading →

Jennifer DeVere Brody’s article “Clare Kendry’s ‘True’ Colors highlighted two important points I had not noticed in my readings. First, there are unlikely and unspoken alliances between Irene and John and Clare and Brian. Secondly, both women are married to … Continue reading →

The narrator of “The Raven” is a tortured soul, and we can see that by his clear descriptions throughout the poem. He leaves little detail to the imagination. In the first two stanzas, he explains his surroundings and his attempts … Continue reading →

Poe Reading \"The Raven\"

I have to disagree with Benjamin when he says “Nothing happens benefits storytelling; almost everything benefits information.” Yes, there is no denying that we live in a day and age that knowledge equals power. If we turn off our cell … Continue reading →

Hemingway was an American writer and journalist who was very much influenced by by World War I. He published In Our Time  (the book containing “A Very Short Story”) in 1925. Hemingway packs a lot of punch into “A Very Short … Continue reading →