Category: Literary Awards

Father, Lover, or Manipulator?: Examining David Copperfield’s Desires and the Role of James Steerforth /Anna VanSeveren

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1st Place, Critical Essay, 2021 Literary Awards In the search to understand identity and desire, same-sex relationships have become an important pillar of modern literature. Authors such as James Baldwin, Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, and Oscar Wilde have explored such relationships, whether subtly or openly. For example, Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room, first published in 1956, is Read More …

Constraints of Motherhood in Chopin’s The Awakening/Ieden Sheehan

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2nd Place, Critical Essay, 2021 Literary Awards Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening highlights the confinement women face when they enter motherhood.  The main character, Edna Pontellier, recognizes she has responsibilities as a mother and wife but struggles with those expectations due to her own desire for independence and passion.  Edna sees two women live out Read More …