“What has become clearer and clearer…is that the novel’s power has its source in the sexual implications of the blood exchange between the vampire and his victims. Those blood exhanges and the extraordinary eroticism that comes off the pages on which they are described are what make Dracula such an amazing book.”
Normally my eyes [...]
I lose big time whenever I get stuck on the pop culture questions of Trivial Pursuit. On the other hand, I work with kids, so it makes some sense to keep in touch with what I can stand. Sometimes, like with Harry Potter, it is rewarding…other times it is at least entertaining. This movie belongs [...]
I remember arguing with Mr. Yettru in 9th grade English class about whether or not Robert Frost’s poems (such as “Mending Fences” and “The Road not Taken”) could be interpreted figuratively. He wasn’t able to convince me. Now I see that discussion as an example of the immaturity of the adolescent mind, but [...]
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