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Nov 24, 2021

Postmodernism in Arcadia and The French Lieutenant’s Woman

Postmodernist texts are defined by a shift in perspective beginning after World War 2, building on the previous movement of modernism. I believe that The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Stoppard’s Arcadia are both postmodern texts, in addition to this, they are comparable in their literary techniques. In Arcadia, the play…

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Published in Perspectives on The Piano

·Jun 8, 2021

The Piano and Feminism

The Piano and Feminism Jane Campion tells the story of how Ada McGrath, a widowed pianist, is sent away by her father in a marriage with a New Zealand colonist named Alisdair Stewart. This film provided a clear depiction of society during the mid-19th century and its message is relevant…

Jane Campion

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The Piano and Feminism
The Piano and Feminism

Published in Imaginary Homelands

·Mar 22, 2021

War Brings Us Home

This empty war, it drives my thought, my life, My mind is drawn to it all day and night. I hate the way it shatters reasoning, It tempts soldiers to fight, words poisoning. From o’er the seas and hills, it breaks all bounds, It devastates cities and our towns. Must humankind be…

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War Brings Us Home
War Brings Us Home
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