Writing Portfolio
Rarely seen as a format worth taking seriously, comics are often perceived as exclusively juvenile or humorous. More often than not, it is only seasoned comic readers that understand the…
Although Marjane Satrapi and Art Spiegelman did not themselves suffer permanent physical trauma in their works (Persepolis and Maus respectively), they both suffer from a condition arising from their enduring…
When I was five years old, I told my mother that I wanted blonde hair. I was just a child – but as the only Asian girl in my grade…
Throughout the timeline of James Boswell’s body of work, his writing stands out by featuring an excess of acquaintances and friends, and a variety of personalities that influence the author.…
Captivity narratives of any kind may at times lead readers to prematurely pity the subject; to listen intently to the atrocities committed against them and simply revel in their sensationalism.…
Before the coining of the term “ornamentalism” in 2018 by Anne Anlin Cheng, the concept was explored by Winnifred Eaton in her short story “A Half-Caste” (1899). The alternation of…
A mastery of irony is the mark of an incredible writer; throughout the Renaissance, such genius works of irony were not uncommon. Three authors in particular – Castiglione, Erasmus, and…
Sources: “The Bimbo Trope, Explained – Reclaiming the Label.” YouTube, The Take, 10 Feb. 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2eoegcgBdw. Cortés, Michelle Santiago. “Our Smooth Brained Future: The Rise Of The New Age Bimbo.”…
Hailed as a classic of American literature and the picture of sisterhood, Louisa May-Alcott’s Little Women has inspired multiple interpretations, with on-screen depictions earning millions of dollars. In the female-directed…
In 2020, online subscription site OnlyFans raked in $2.4 billion dollars in revenue, largely due to the pandemic. The effects of social distancing became an asset to the company, whose…
