QCQ #8
“Take my advice, don’t appreciate any man too highly. In the book of every man’s life there is a page which he would wish to keep turned down.” -Sydney Atherton, The Beetle In this quote, we see a theme that...
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CPB Reflection for March 27
In all of the commonplace book entries I reviewed (Jennifer, Mariah, and Olivia), there was a recurring theme of doubling, as well as many mentions of the scrutiny Oscar Wide faced for writing this piece. The theme of doubling is...
March 25
“While much of the uproar was directed at the homosexuality of not only themes in the novel but Oscar Wilde himself, there was also a stir over the immoral influences. Many attempted to argue that the acts encouraged by Lord...
QCQ #7
“We are punished for our refusals. Every impulse that we strive to strangle broods in the mind, and poisons us. The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. . . ....
March 11
“Acting as a saviour, the monster hero also has, to some extent, humanity. The human within the monster – his compas- sion, sympathy, and caring – encourages him to act on behalf of others rather than for himself, propelling him...
March 4
“While the general pattern of crime was one of decline, there were occasional panics and scares generated by particularly appalling offences. In the 1850s and early 1860s there were panics about street robbery, known then as ‘garrotting’. A v...
QCQ #6
““He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong...
QCQ #5
“Shall I?” I said briefly; and I looked at his features, beautiful in their harmony, but strangely formidable in their still severity; at his brow, commanding, but not open; at his eyes, bright and deep and searching, but never soft;...
February 26 (Discovering Primary Sources)
This artifact is an image of a review from a doctor, assumably an official of a sort of health-board. He appears to be writing an inspection of a privately run mental asylum in England. This is very similar to Mr....
