Mummies and Masculinity: An Analysis of “Lot No. 249” by Arthur Conan Doyle
In 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle published “Lot No. 249” in Harper’s Magazine. The short story tells the account of a young undergraduate student, who stumbles into his neighbor’s dark plot to exact revenge on his enemies through the manipulation … Read more
Inexplicable Love- An Analysis of “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” is a short story by Raymond Carver where four friends gather for drinks. As the conversation progresses, the couples settle on the topic of defining love. Each one of them tries … Read more
Never Lose Hope
In Hemingway’s, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, he paints a story of a little café with two waiters, and an old man ordering drinks. Throughout the story, the two waiters engage in a dialogue about an old man sitting at the … Read more
How Our View on Life Changes According to “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway’s “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” highlights three different characters, a young waiter, an older waiter, and an old man who are all inside of a café. In the short story we learn about these three characters as the café prepares … Read more
Week 11: I might be late, but at least UNC beat State!
Going into our eleventh week in English 105, the class is assigned our third and final unit project. As we begin our final unit project, it serves as motivation for me to push myself as I enter the semester’s final … Read more
Week 11: The Beginning of the End
In our eleventh week as Tarheels, English 105 has reached the beginning of the end as we work on our Unit 3 project. The arrival of our final unit shows just how close the end of the semester looms. Our … Read more