Author Archives: Linsey Wike

Preface Published in December of 1843, A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, written by Charles Dickens became a well known story of why the Christmas spirit is an essential ambiance for the time of year of holidays. A Christmas Carol is about a man, Ebeneezer Scrooge, who at first has no inclanation toContinue reading “Words of the Past, Present, and Yet to Come”

In Percy Bysshe Shelly’s “Mutability”, the speaker discusses how difficult it can be to convey emotions. Victor Frankenstein often relates to this concept throughout the book. Throughout Frankenstein’s experiment to bring the monster to life, his emotions can often overcome him. Frankenstien’s emotions change constantly, and in “Mutability” it explains the capricious feelings that FrankenstienContinue reading “The Emotional Trials of Victor Frankenstein”

The author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, married Percy Shelley who wrote the poem Mutability. You can tell from the knowledge and titles of both these works that both Mary and Percy had demons they were fighting in their lives. Mary uses the excerpt from her husband’s poem to try and convey Victor Frankenstein’s feelings andContinue reading “The Monster in Percy and Mary Shelley”

When the audience for the painting Disappointed Love first lays eyes upon the work it seems to draw attention to the young lady sitting alone, conceiving her face for she is sorrowful. The artist, Francis Danby, articulates the woman to be the focal point of the painting. He uses pale and pure colors to illuminateContinue reading “Lovely Thoughts”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”