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I'm a writer and educator from Memphis. I've been tutoring for several years, and I currently work as the assistant director of an after-school program. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Memphis, and I hope to eventually earn a Ph.D. in literature. My interests include Young Adult Lit, Salinger, sustainable living, and the outdoors.
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Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
In many ways, The Great Gatsby is a quintessential example of life in the 1920s, the era in which the novel is set, but Jay Gatsby, one of the main characters, challenges the values of the era with... -
Answered a Question in As I walked out one evening
When you romanticize something, you inevitably make it seem better than it is in reality. W. H. Auden does this throughout his poem "As I Walked Out One Evening" by laying natural images over... -
Answered a Question in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Oskar's "heavy boots" are a symbol of his depression. He uses the phrase "heavy boots" to describe his intense sadness. Although Oskar sometimes uses the phrase in reference to trivial things that... -
Answered a Question in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Fear is an overarching theme in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The main character, Oskar, finds himself afraid of many things after his father dies in the attacks of 9/11. Oskar is afraid to... -
Answered a Question in The House on Mango Street
If we look at what we know about Sandra Cisneros's life from interviews and compare it to Esperanza's life, we can see similarities. The House on Mango Street is autobiographical in the same way... -
Answered a Question in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Author Joseph Campbell theorized that all stories follow a basic structure which he coined "the Hero's Journey." Campbell's theory includes twelve steps which are sometimes given different titles... -
Answered a Question in The Road to Memphis
The Road to Memphis employs several main characters, along with many side characters. The characters who are most essential to the plot of the story are listed below. Cassie Logan is the novel's... -
Answered a Question in The House on Mango Street
In The House on Mango Street, Sally and Marin represent an older form of femininity to Esperanza Cordero and the younger girls in the neighborhood. Esperanza is captivated by both young women.... -
Answered a Question in Frankenstein
In the closing chapters of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor becomes the hunter, while the monster becomes the hunted. Earlier in the book, the monster is the vengeful killer. He is angry at... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
Most of the animals on the farm champion the principles of animalism, but the pigs, acting as leaders, alter some of the principles to suit their own desires and agenda. One principle of animalism... -
Answered a Question in Adrienne Rich
“Amends” by Adrienne Rich is a poem that juxtaposes the natural with the industrial/human. When reading a poem, it's helpful to examine what is literally happening within the text and what is... -
Answered a Question in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Oskar Schell's father dies in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Oskar finds a picture of a falling man and questions whether it is his father. The word "fall"... -
Answered a Question in Rumble Fish
Rusty James is a tall fourteen-year-old boy with dark red hair and brown eyes. By the end of the book he becomes color-blind and has a scar on his side from a knife fight. Other characters in the...