For this project, I really wanted to explore the first generation college experience through a gothic lens. At first I did consider doing further extensive research on other narratives from other students and finding the uncanny and the abject in … Continue reading
Genesis
The third and final installment of my narrative. For the first part click here. For the second click here. **************** December 24, 2012 I signed it. I hate that I had to sign it. I keep staring at the screen—blank, … Continue reading
Here is the second installment to my personal narrative on my first-gen experience. To find the first installment, click here. March 15, 2014 It was never something new to me. I noticed it the first day I entered one of … Continue reading
As an active member of the first generation college student (hereby referred to as “first-gen”) community, I have come to see a lot of my expereinces through this lens. Before it used to be an unconscious observation, merely me living … Continue reading
As I was doing research for this post, a response by Helena Maria Viramontes during an interview with La Bloga really stuck with me: “I realized that the structure of the novel began to resemble the freeway intersections … And like … Continue reading
Ever since the agricultural revolution, society has adapted set “gender roles” by which everyone is supposed to abide. Simply put, men are supposed to be dominant, strong, decisive, and assertive. They must be able to provide for the family financially … Continue reading
One particular subject that struck me about Gods Go Begging is the power of women. Women serve as a catalyst of sorts—it is because of their deaths that the trial occurs and the reason it continues. Nevertheless, despite the fact … Continue reading
Imprinting; entrusting your own dreams onto a child that barely understands what it means to be alive in the world. This type of hope is common in the modern day just as much as it most likely was in the … Continue reading
Without a doubt, what struck me the most about The Hungry Woman was the depiction of sexual orientation and just how much it resembles the way it is not only viewed today but even treated. While there is no “Banished … Continue reading