Suzanne Mahar, M.S.
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As an English teacher, I am unapologetically a pattern recognition guide who seeks and explores disruptions, ambiguities, and nuances.
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Answered a Question in Rhapsody on a Windy Night
Eliot's poems in Prufrock and Other Observations often present the circularity of time: the relationship between an individual, an individual moment, and the whole of existence. In "The Love Song... -
Answered a Question in The Things They Carried
O'Brien creates intertextuality with Hardy's poem to illustrate the timeless nature of war's human consequences—that is, what is done cannot be undone. O'Brien's allusion in the story "The Man I... -
Answered a Question in Frankenstein
In volume 1, chapter 4, Victor explains to Robert Walton his reasoning for playing God (which never works well for any human). Victor admits his pursuit's reckless nature: One of the phenomena... -
Answered a Question in Gorilla, My Love
Toni Cade Bambara names her characters with intention, and the character Hazel is named to highlight the idea of one's true identity. Hazel transforms from a spirited child with various playful... -
Answered a Question in Beowulf
In the introduction of Seamus Heaney's Beowulf translation, Heaney describes "what is central to the historical and imaginative world of the poem" is "the wheel of necessity." The timing of...