The real and the fantasy Alice of Wonderland were educated in traditional upper-class 19th-century schools and taught to think using Victorian values and logic. Fantasy Alice is bored with the everyday sameness of this life and wants to experience something different. Though I am at a far later stage, I understand the necessity of wanting a change as I go through a new and uncharted life stage.
Category: Literature
The Experiences Needed to Read or Write A Tale of Two Cities
In In our class, we considered the life Dickens needed to have before he could have had the experiences, skills, and maturity to write a novel that would stand out as one of the best ones in literature…Sorry there will be no spoilers here about how well he succeeded. You will have to read or re-read the book when you are seasoned enough to comprehend it.
MINI BOOK REVIEW: FALLEN IDOLS, TWELVE STATUES THAT MADE HISTORY BY ALEX VON TUNZELMANN
By Paul Ho – Litchatte Reviewer Ten years ago, I would never have imagined I’d be reading a book about statues. But here we are in 2022, where even
Re-Reading and Teaching the Joy Luck Club with Senior – Age Students in 2022
From my experience, teaching about a book is the best way to learn about it. In teaching a recent class on The Joy Luck Club (1989) by Amy Tan (see
Did Charles Dickens Invent Christmas?
By Murray Ellison and John Schofield The inspiration for our present topic and question, began last summer when John Schofield (a literary researcher) and I were teaching a class on
Nine Mini Book Reviews About Notable Popular Musicians by Paul Ho
by Litchatte Reviewer, Paul Ho We welcome my longtime friend from Philadelphia, Paul Ho, who starts off with his Litchatte blog with 9 mini-reviews of books about notable popular musicians.
Hope is a thing called feathers: Emily Dickinson Applies to 19th-Century ‘Victorian Book’
Emily Drops Out of School and Becomes a Recluse In 1848 (at the age of 18) Emily Dickinson dropped out of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now named Amherst College). The
School Declares Emily Dickinson Hopeless. She Returns to the Homestead for Good!
School officials placed Emily Dickinson in the “no hope” category, so she returned to the Homestead, her family home, to write in seclusion. Editors later refused to publish her originally
Would Emily Dickinson Participate on Facebook? Poetry Workshop Part I
Emily Dickinson in the age of social media… In our age, where so many people feel the need to be defined by their social media likes and dislikes, there has
Patricia Highsmith and The Talented Mr. Ripley
By Ann Ramsey Day Ann Ramsey Day is a retired language teacher and school counselor. She is an active member and facilitator of the RVA Classic Book Club. As a
