How to Find Yourself

I never thought I would end up writing about this relic of a YouTube video, but here I am. It might seem like a joke, but I promise some relevance to our class discussions is hidden behind the mediocre editing and borderline racist and homophobic jokes. As I read Eric Gainsworth’s If I Ever Get … Continue reading How to Find Yourself →

Teenage Angst but Not in a Toxic Masculine Way: If I Ever Get Out of Here

One thing that stuck out to me in If I Ever Get Out of Here is how painfully self-aware Lewis Blake is. Despite Lewis and I not sharing similar identities, I realized how much I related to Lewis during my teenage years. Like Lewis, I was painfully self-aware of my standings, and I was shocked … Continue reading Teenage Angst but Not in a Toxic Masculine Way: If I Ever Get Out of Here →

Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Native

Growing up as a first-generation immigrant, I identified with Esperanza from The House On Mango Street. I enjoyed the references to Spanish jargon and related to the multi-culturalism aspects. Esperanza is an inquisitive and observant Mexican-American child, growing up in a mostly Latino demographic. Esperanza struggles to find her identity, she feels like she does … Continue reading Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Native →

Working Girls of the 19th Century, An Extension

Women working at The Victoria Press London, England“Women Printers in the 19th Century.” International Printing Museum, 29 May 2020, www.printmuseum.org/blog/women-printers-in-the-19th-century/. I woke up that morning with a pit in my stomach, and the nagging thought of having to go to work later in the afternoon. I did not want to get out of my bed. I … Continue reading Working Girls of the 19th Century, An Extension →