The Narrative Purpose of Apollo in Oedipus the King and The Mask of Apollo

The image of Apollo has always interested artists and critics since it can be used both as a religious object or additional metaphor. European and American writers consider Apollo to be the god able to predict the future or give signs. Therefore, in the text, he is often depicted as an observer who warns about […]

It is one of the chilly mornings in California as the winter has just kicked off. I wake up very dizzy and hear my dad calling my name to get me up and accompany him to the nearby grocery to pick vegetables but, oh, I just cannot open my eyes! Although it is always a […]

I have always admired October for the miracle it performs in pulling out of thin air that extra hour. As a little girl, the excitement of staying up those extra sixty minutes while maintaining the disciplined bedtime hour proved to be as awing a moment as when you could finally predict the pattern of traffic lights that your parents seemed so keenly aware of.