Kathleen M. PedrazaAdaptation (2002) & Aristotle On PoeticsSpike Jonze’s film Adaptation (2002) is a rich and complex interplay of Aristotle’s theory of narrative as argued in On Poetics. The film…Jun 27Jun 27
Kathleen M. PedrazaNavigating Childhood: A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Alice in WonderlandOne might measure reality by existing on a physical plane where they have accepted the common rules and laws of mathematics and science…Jun 13Jun 13
Kathleen M. PedrazaIdentity & Blackness in EnglandTo have an identity is to yield to the human condition as one must establish their sense of truth in the world. An identity is molded by…Jun 131Jun 131
Kathleen M. PedrazaSilence is the Language of Indifference: A Theoretical AnalysisOne might define silence as the absence of sound or the prevention of expression. For this theoretical approach, silence will be defined as…Mar 5Mar 5
Kathleen M. PedrazaA System of Cells Interlinked: Disability Theory in Blade Runner 2049Life is constantly fluctuating, where there is life there can be no inaction. The concept of normalcy arises from expectation and that only…Feb 16Feb 16
Kathleen M. PedrazaThe Nature of Cinematic Adaptation: LolitaThe two main genres of a narrative can be compressed into comedy or tragedy. The novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is the paramount example…Feb 16Feb 16
Kathleen M. PedrazaCycles of Suffering and the Metamodern Search for Identity in the Work of Toni MorrisonMetamodernism is a fresh and complex theory that encompasses a state of oscillation. “Meta” arises from the Ancient Greek word Metaxy…Feb 16Feb 16
Kathleen M. PedrazaThe Nature of Shakespeare’s Humorless ComediesSucceeding the death of Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare in 1616, the First Folio was published seven years following…Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2023
Kathleen M. PedrazaEmma: An Examination of Alienation & BehaviorJane Austen’s novel Emma highlights early 19th-century life in Highbury, England. As the central characters are burlesque and whimsical…Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2023
Kathleen M. PedrazaPride and Prejudice: Unmasking Mr. DarcyJane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice underlines the complexity and three-dimensionality the main characters exhibit. While Austen shifts…Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2023
