Friday, November 27, 2020
I cannot believe this is my last clay article ever! It feels like yesterday that I submitted my application, anxiously awaiting word from the senior editors. Since then, nine articles, nine months, and nine hundred or so ideas, inspirations, and words have floated through my head. It has been such […]
Alessandra has lived just outside of Washington D.C. for the past eight years. She adores reading, writing, sharing what she learns with the world through her blog, playing the violin, listening to podcasts, and spending time with family and friends around town. This year, she had the privilege of writing […]
Bilbo had been upset to find out Aslan chose him to host the April shindig of literary characters. After the dwarves destroyed his home years ago, he gravely disliked hosting at his hobbit-hole. But he had been chosen and he dare not complain to Aslan. So he went on with […]
A literary masterpiece that has stood the test of time and sits on millions of students’ desks is William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies. In this heart-wrenching, beautiful, and terrifying masterpiece, Golding constructs a story that is spectacularly horrifying. On a remote island, young Ralph emerges from the ruins […]
The most legendary literary couple has to be Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen’s evergreen masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice. In fact, Pride and Prejudice is so popular that even those who haven’t read it know about Darcy and Elizabeth thanks to its countless movie remakes. What makes this […]