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Essays

This section includes essays and papers written for classes and various other non-fictions. 

The most recently edited/posted pieces will be at the top of the list.

“How Can Literary Studies Survive?” – An essay about reversing the decline of interest in English and art departments at Universities and in the arts in general, written for Critical Approaches in the Study of Literature.

“Perspectives in Maus” – Essay describing a new historical approach to Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel written for Critical Methods in the Study of Literature.

“Neuroses in Three Days of Rain” – Response paper written for Introduction to Drama.

“Oedipus as Protagonist and Antagonist” – A short essay on Oedipus Rex for Introduction to Drama.

“Small Stuffed Animals, Socks, Underwear, Smelly Bath Products, and Candles” – A journal entry written for Poetry about gift-giving.

“Website Making for English Teachers” – If they can do it, anyone can!  Instructions for making a basic website, originally a letter to my Beginning Fiction Workshop teacher.

“Scene Selection for Hamlet” – Comments on what scenes I would cut or leave in for my own production of Hamlet, originally a part of my Introduction to Drama final exam.

“Betraying Betrayal” – Tracing the betrayals in Harold Pinter’s play of that name, originally a part of my Introduction to Drama final exam.

“Building Fences” – Finding and understanding the fences in August Wilson’s play by that title, originally a part of my Introduction to Drama final exam.

“Self-Knowledge in the Bacchae” – Explores the theme of self-awareness in Euripides’ Bacchae, originally written for Greek and Roman Mythology.

“Achilles and Odysseus: Two Lives Which Teach One Lesson” – Answer to the essay “How is Odysseus a very different kind of hero from Achilles?  Compare their values, goals and personalities.”  Written for Greek and Roman Mythology.

“First Females in Patriarchal Societies” – A comparison of Pandora and Eve, their stories, and their functions, originally written for Greek and Roman Mythology.

“Marriage in Greek Myth” – A very short essay which attempts and, I believe, fails to explore the association between women and death in Greek myth, originally written for Greek and Roman Mythology.  Perhaps I will do a rewrite sometime.

“Samuel Johnson: Limiting Creative Freedom” – A look at the consequences of Johnson’s critical theories, originally written for Critical Methods in the Study of Literature.

“Multiculturalism or Isolationism?” – My response to a 1998 attempt by the San Francisco Unified School Board to rework their required reading list, originally written for Critical Methods in the Study of Literature.

“Terry Eagleton: Creating a Wholly Biased World” – A look at the consequences of Eagleton’s Marxist theories, originally written for Critical Methods in the Study of Literature.

“Catch-22: An Attack on American Capitalism” – Exploring the character of Milo Minderbender, originally written for Seminar in Ideas.

“Failed Individuation in Poe’s ‘MS. Found in a Bottle’” – Explores Jungian themes in a Poe short story, originally written for American Short Stories.

“The Color Freud” – Two parts of a three part paper exploring the relationship between color symbolism and Freud’s Id, Ego, Superego model, originally written for Poetry.