Major: English; Minor: Creative Writing Contributor Biography: Sheri is a junior majoring in English with a minor in Creative Writing. She enjoys all creative endeavors, but especially essay writing and poetry. The following was created for ENG 320-10: Eighteenth Century Literature: Marvelous Forms The Rape of the Lock Brief Description: My illustration includes key symbols…
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“She should’ve stayed in the kitchen where she belongs”: Feminine Spaces in Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury Of Her Peers”
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing and Publishing, Communication and Media Studies, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Riley Dauber is a senior majoring in English with minors in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. She believes “women’s stories matter” and loves writing about the male gaze and…
Catalina de Erauso: Both a Feminine and Masculine Ideal
By Quinn Hammon ’26 Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing and Art & Art History Contributor Biography: Quinn Hammon is excited to be published in the Washington College Review for the first time! He’s a junior and an English major, with minors in Creative Writing and Art and Art History. You can find him working in…
Lancelot and Gawain: The Importance of Their Bond
By Courtney Poetsch ’25 Major: English; Minors: Education Studies and Theatre Contributor Biography: Courtney Poetsch is a senior English major with Education Studies and Theatre minors. She plans to teach English in either a middle school or high school after graduation. Courtney has taken a variety of English classes, and she tends to write about…
Marriage Has Never Been This Spooky: Marital Expectations, Gender Roles, and Regional Dialect in Sophie Kerr’s “His Mark”
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, Communications & Media Studies, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Riley Dauber is a senior majoring in English with minors in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. She believes “women’s stories matter” and loves writing about the male gaze and…
Setting, Class, and Gender in Mansfield’s “The Garden Party”
By Lucy Verlaque ’25 Major(s): English Minor(s): Creative writing; Journalism, editing, & publishing; Gender studies Contributor Biography: Lucy Verlaque is a senior English major with minors in creative writing, journalism, editing, & publishing, and gender studies. In her time at Washington College, Lucy has loved being involved with student-run publications; over the years, she has…
Religious Belief as a Strategic Tool of Inducing Empathy in the Slave Narrative of Mary Prince
By Charlotte Becker ’26 Major: English Contributor Biography: Charlotte Becker is an international student from Germany who is studying at Washington College for the academic year of 2025-26. Outside of the classroom, she is a staff writer for The Elm, the German TA, and a dancer for DancEscape. Brief Description: This essay explores how Mary…
The Parallel Nature of Jane and Antoinette: Othering in Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
A Senior Capstone Experience by Delaney Runge ’24 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Elizabeth Foley O’Connor Contributor Biography: Delaney graduated from Washington College summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Education Studies, Creative Writing, and Journalism, Editing, and Publishing. During Commencement weekend, she was awarded…
“For I am not locked up”; Liberation Psychology in Anne Sexton’s Poetic Dialogue with T.S. Eliot and Christopher Smart
A Senior Capstone Experience by Joshua Torrence ’24 Submitted to the Departments of English and Psychology Advised by Dr. Elizabeth Foley O’Connor and Dr. Kevin McKillop Contributor Biography: Joshua Torrence graduated summa cum laude from Washington College in May 2024 as a Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology. During their time as a student,…
“Let our souls drive us”: The Monomyth as Rebellion in The Arabian Nights and Atsushi Ohkubo’s Soul Eater
A Senior Capstone Experience by Dante Chavez ’24 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Katherine Charles Contributor Biography: Dante Chavez ’24 is a recent Washington College graduate who majored in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Computer Science. He is from Baltimore, MD and currently lives in…
Death of a Magazine: How the WWE Magazine Stayed Down for the Three Count
By Dante Chavez ’24 Major: English; Minors: Computer Science, Creative Writing Contributor Biography: Dante Chavez ’24 is a current senior at Washington College majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and minoring in Computer Science. He is from Baltimore, MD and currently works on campus at the Rose O’Neill Literary House as the…
“I want to be great, or nothing”: Amy March and the Subversion of Societal Expectations
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing & Publishing, Communication & Media Studies, and Gender Studies Contributor Biography: Riley is a junior majoring in English with a triple minor in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. Outside of the classroom, she is the Lifestyle Editor for The Elm,…
Chrétien’s Complex “Perceval”: Commentary on the Knightly Code
By Heather Fabritze ’25 Majors: English and Communications & Media Studies; Minor: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing Contributor Biography: Heather is a junior double majoring in English and communications. She currently works as the News Co-Editor for the campus newspaper The Elm, as well as serving as the Honor Board Chair and a peer mentor. She…
Jane Eyre and its Various Versions: An Exploration of Cover Art and Paratexts Within Multiple Editions of the Novel
By Delaney Runge ’24 Major: English; Minors: Education Studies, Creative Writing, and Journalism, Editing, and Publishing Contributor Biography: Delaney Runge is an English major and triple minor in Education Studies, Creative Writing, and Journalism, Editing, and Publishing. During her time at Washington College, she has served as the president of Zeta Tau Alpha, sung as…
The Popularity of Illustrated Cartoon Covers in the Contemporary Romance Genre
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, Gender Studies, and Communications & Media Studies Contributor Biography: Riley is a junior majoring in English with a triple minor in Journalism, Editing, and Publishing; Communication and Media Studies; and Gender Studies. Outside of the classroom, she is the Lifestyle Editor for The Elm,…
The Collide-oscope of Electronic Media, Literature, and its Impact on Literacy
By Sara Sypolt ’26 Major: Psychology, pre-pharmacy track Contributor Biography: Sara Sypolt is a psychology major completing the pre-pharmacy track from Aberdeen, Maryland. They enjoy collaging and reading in their free time, as well as practicing yoga and meditation. He hopes to get his PharmD after graduating from Washington College. Brief Description: This paper was…
The Print Culture of Eastern Kentucky’s Pack Horse Library Scrapbooks
By Torey Simpson ’24 Major: English; Minor: Museum, Field, and Community Education Contributor Biography: Torey Simpson is from Harrington, Delaware with a special interest in book history and print culture. While at Washington College she was the President and small group leader of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a student assistant at the Rose O’Neill Literary House,…
“Home” and the Abyss in Jun Mochizuki’s Pandora Hearts
By Natalie Martinaitis ’25 Major: English; Minors: Creative Writing and Journalism, Editing, & Publishing Contributor Biography: Natalie Martinaitis is a junior and was the previous Editor-in-Chief of Washington College Review. She is the author of The Post-PSO Project, a novella about a failed project and escape from the planet Mars. In her free time, Natalie…
Pride and Prejudice and Porn: Examining the Effects of Female Desire in Romance
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me A Senior Capstone Experience by Emma Russell ’23 Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Katherine Charles Contributor Biography: Emma is a Washington College alumnus who graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors with the class of 2023. She is the…
Investigating the Limits of Consent and Authority in Charlotte Temple
A Senior Capstone Experience by Emma Reilly Submitted to the Department of English Advised by Dr. Katherine Charles Contributor Biography: Emma graduated from Washington College in 2023 with majors in English and history and minors in journalism, editing, and publishing and gender studies. She worked for three on-campus publications as an undergraduate, serving as editor-in-chief…
“I only want to keep Harriet to myself:” Reading Jane Austen’s Emma Through a Queer Lens
By Riley Dauber ’25 Major: English; Minors: Journalism, Editing, and Publishing and Communication and Media Studies Brief Description: The final assignment for Dr. Charles’s Jane Austen class was to choose one of Austen’s novels and examine a theme or issue in the selected text. I chose to look at the queer themes and gender roles…
Rejections of Patriarchal Authority and Expectations of Female Passivity in Susanna Rowson’s Charlotte Temple
By Emma Reilly ’23 Majors: English, History; Minors: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing, Gender Studies Brief Description: My paper examines agency and authority in America’s first bestselling novel. Close readings and analyses of relevant paratexts position the novel as distinctly anti-patriarchal. I argue that instances of narratorial and character authority encourage a proto-feminist reading of a…
N. Scott Momaday and the Kiowa People: Returning to Heritage
By Heather Fabritze ’25 Majors: English and Communications & Media Studies; Minor: Journalism, Editing, & Publishing Brief Description: A culmination paper of my research on the Kiowa Tribe’s history, cultural practices, and myths, as well as an analysis of Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday’s works. I tie together his motivations as an author…
Financial Stability or Mutual Affection: What Makes a Happier Marriage?
By Delaney Runge ’24 Major: English; Minors: Education Studies, Journalism, Editing, and Publishing, and Creative Writing Brief Description: Within Jane Austen’s literature, the endings for characters are often happy, but ultimately make the reader think about their true implications. Through this essay, the marital outcomes of Elizabeth Bennet and close friend, Charlotte Lucas, are compared…
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