Author Archives: anawiller

Robert Matz explained in his article, “The Myth of the English Major Barista”, that “there was a time when we understood that English majors, like other majors in the liberal arts, end up with far more than a salary — they develop the sense of ethics, history and culture, and the habits of open andContinue reading “Can You Imagine A World Without The Humanities?”

In Culler’s “Literary Theory” I’d like to focus on the last section of ‘What Stories Do’. He stated that stories give pleasure – “Plots tell of desire and what befalls it, but the movement of narrative itself is driven by desire in the form of ‘epistermophilia’, a desire to know” (Culler 91). I found thisContinue reading “Reflections on Dracula: Epistermophilia”

This is the second time i’m reading Westover’s “Educated” and it’s amazing how much i’ve forgotten about the book. I remembered the plot and could pinpoint specific points in Tara’s life, but I hadn’t remembered how the book made me feel. I can confidently say this is one of my favorite books ever but it’sContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Shawn.”