The Humanities Index

Notes on “Babylon Revisited” I have finished re-reading, again, what is arguably F. Scott Fitzgerald’s best short story, “Babylon Revisited.” It merges the past with the present as Charlie Wales returns to Paris to try and recapture his life literally by taking custody of his daughter Honoria, and figuratively by exploring the Paris of his [...]

Much of what is uncomfortable about Silko’s “Yellow Woman” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” stems from a clash between our traditional societal values and those presented within the stories. I have heard many students condemn the unnamed narrator of “Yellow Woman” as an irresponsible and immoral whore that should be punished accordingly. The [...]

Kafka uses rhetorical and literal frames to suggest the central focus of The Metamorphosis.

Lucifer means “light bringer” and many literary manifestations of the fallen archangel still fulfill that function.

The first step in a renaissance, or awakening, is the importation of models for painting, sculpture or writing.