Jason Allen
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About
I graduated summa cum laude from SNHU with a degree in English Language and Literature. My areas of literary specialty are Shakespearean, Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, and Victorian literature. In my free time I read classics by authors such as Hemingway, Dickens, Melville, and Bierce. My areas of specialty in critical theory are reader-response, deconstruction, and post-colonial criticism. I currently work as a Court Reporting Technology Specialist, giving dictation to court reporting students as well as aiding them in developing their theory. I am also the Director of our Learning Resource Center. I create and modify tests, and I am in the process of digitizing our learning resource center for online student access. I love helping students comprehend something with which they are having difficulty. However, I will not do your homework for you.
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Recent Activity
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Answered a Question in To Build a Fire
Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire” is one of my favorite naturalistic works. It is about a man attempting to traverse the Klondike region after diverging from the main trail. The setting... -
Answered a Question in Ceremony
In Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony, the hazel eye color is actually pretty significant. One of the major themes in the story is the Native American struggle to maintain their culture from the... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Carol Rumens’ work of poetry entitled “The Emigree” is about a child being forced to leave her home and flee to another land. It is a fantastic work, and can teach us much about the refugee... -
Answered a Question in Doctor Faustus
A tragic hero is one who has both good and bad qualities, but inevitably allows their negative qualities to cause their downfall. The literary term for this fatal flaw is “hamartia.” ... -
Answered a Question in Doctor Faustus
To understand these lines from Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, you first need to appreciate the circumstance in which he finds himself. He has sold his soul to the devil in order to... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird there are plenty of quotes to show small town life and social relationships. I live in a condo in the city and almost nobody knows their neighbor around... -
Answered a Question in Hamlet
In Act I of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the theme of deception is addressed in more than one way. Of course, there are many interpretations of whether or not these deceptions are moral. Scene V of Act I,...