Don DeLillo’s novella, Pafko at the Wall , captures a moment of American spectacle so layered and climactic that it frames as myth. It highlights the 1951 Giants vs. Dodgers game through a crowd of spectators, celebrities, politicians, and an enthusiastic Harlem boy, before tragedy struck Pafko at the stadium wall. With its punchy, realistic dialogue, imagery, and intentional shifts in perspective, DeLillo engulfs the reader in both the intimacy of individual experience and t

Written during the height of the Romantic era, an age captivated by the promises of scientific progress and human mastery over nature, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is a cautionary tale. Shelley presents Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s monster as a symbol of creative destruction, born from scientific innovation yet embodying the emotional and social consequences of disrupting nature’s natural boundaries. Drawing on the myth of Prometheus, Shelley critiques the hubris of men in

H.D.’s poem Eurydice exemplifies the modernist rejection of understood perspectives and established narrative structures. Her portrayal of Eurydice’s side of her story highlights a significant shift in retelling classic tales, reclaiming and reinterpreting traditional narratives. Her poem subverts a traditional archetype—Orpheus as the tragic hero and Eurydice as the passive victim—by giving Eurydice room for complexity and agency with her new narrative. In a modern era wher

This was my final paper for a class I took during my second semester at Stony Brook University called "Literature in Medicine and Ethics". The prompt was to write about your own beliefs on the idea of eliminating all forms of human suffering and extend this to our thoughts on how Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake and Annie Dillard's For The Time Being contribute to this idea as well. Yearning for Elysium: Exploring Suffering, Faith, and Technology We are lucky enough to unders

An argumentative research essay I wrote during my first semester at Stony Brook University. Grade received : A Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Home: A Plea for Reform in the U.S. Naturalization Process To the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, I was raised around accents; the sweetness of broken English, saffron, and baguettes; hijabs; cheek kisses; and the talk of foreign lands. I have an immigrant mother, born and raised in France, who came to the Stat