East of Eden is a novel by John Steinbeck, a Nobel Prize winner in literature. Steinbeck considered this work to be his “magnum opus”, his masterpiece. Touching upon complex themes such as the everlasting cycle of sin, the simple yet inextricable relationship between parents and children, and the capacity of a human soul for evil,…
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” One of the most famous opening lines in literature: ambiguous, mysterious, and dreamy. Rebecca is a Gothic novel by Daphne du Maurier, originally published in 1938. The shy, awkward, and imaginative narrator, who remains unnamed throughout the novel, is a young woman whose life has taken…
June is a warm, sweet month, symbolic of many endings as well as beginnings. A school year ends, friends part, and memories begin to fade. Simultaneously, a glorious summer is unfolding, a fresh chance to enjoy life in the many sunny, ripe days to follow. As high school students, those endings and beginnings are…