The mind-body split, also known as mind-body dualism or mind-body divide was a philosophical idea that became popular in the seventeenth century. The theory asserts that the mind is separate from the body. This meant that literature would usually depict …
Month: April 2023
Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is a story about a man who has a deep desire to find meaning in the world. Christopher McCandless, an Emory student and graduate in 1990, sets out to find Alaska. He plans to live …
Alice Walker’s story, ‘The Flowers’, tells the story about Myop, a 10-year-old girl who grows up in one day. Myop’s happiness and peace are the first things that Myop encounters in her story. Walker describes Myop happily walking through the …
The Storm
Analysis of “The Storm” McKnight Malmars scary story “The Storm” weaves together murder and a violent thunderstorm to create a frightening fear for Janet Willsom. The storm is a mix of Janets emotions, Mother Nature and Janets heartbreaking …