Category: Humanities: Literary Analysis Video Essays

Hello everyone! My name is Peyton, and today I will be talking about Timothy Shay Arthur’s short story “An Angel in Disguise.” For those of you who aren’t unfamiliar with this story, it is a heartwarming tale of how a … Read more

Transcript: War has lasting effects on both the people and cities it raids through. It is a simple word that is associated with extensive disruption. Harold Krebs, a soldier during World War I, experiences this first hand. Ernest Hemingway, in … Read more

  Video Script: “Where are You Going, Where Have You Been” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about a young girl Connie who is plagued with vanity and selfishness.  One night this young teen meets a mysterious new … Read more

Transcript: The story is set in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. Pablo Ibbieta is a revolutionary who is caught and sentenced to death. While he awaits his demise in prison, he contemplates his own death and struggles to … Read more

“The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan Poe. Look at this puzzle piece. It contains so many intricate details but no context as to what the bigger picture may be. Without a reference picture one would not be able to determine … Read more

  Transcript: In “The Monkey’s Paw” by William Wymark Jacobs, the White family receives a seemingly supernatural monkey’s paw that grants three wishes. After making a first disastrous wish, the Whites experiences distress as their wishes lead to greater tragedy. … Read more

  Flannery O’Connor explores the meaning of the word “good” through her short story A Good Man is Hard to Find. After a series of deceptions and wrongdoings, O’Connor depicts a grandma leading her family to be killed by a … Read more