Author Archives: 16ard

James Franco is Hart Crane?

Posted on May 24, 2015 by 16ard

If one were to ask someone outside of the American literature community who Harold Hart Crane was, many would not be able to give an answer. Crane is a modernist poet who wrote during the 1920s and 1930s and is … Continue reading →

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The Elixir of Life: Biblical Allusions to Water in American Literature

Posted on May 1, 2015 by 16ard

            American literature is rich with biblical illusions and Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” is no exception. A significant element in both “John the Baptist” and “The Awakening” is water, which represents rebirth and cleansing through baptism. The act of immersing … Continue reading →

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Everything Out in the Open

Posted on December 15, 2014 by 16ard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdjmNPlePVE John Green’s debut novel, Looking for Alaska, is an exciting book that will make you laugh out loud but also weep and feel grief just as the characters. The novel is set at Culver Creek, a boarding school in … Continue reading →

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