David Feuerstein

  • The Impact of the “Spirit of the Age” on Romantic Literature

    The “Spirit of the Age” is an idea that permeated the minds of Romantic-period authors, painters, and thinkers. It is used to describe the large changes in creating and thinking that were brought about due to changes in the cultural and political spheres surrounding the Romantic period. These changes included things such as mass migrations…

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  • The Portrayal of Marriage in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness follows a narrator who listens to Charles Marlow recount his time in the Congo. While the narrative mainly focuses on themes concerning imperialism, racism, and evil, it also provides criticism of marriage in the twentieth century. This is performed through the introduction of Kurtz’s Intended towards the end of the…

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  • The Color of My Soul

    A caterpillar in a corporate office undergoes a change to reveal his true self.

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  • From the Throat

                I watched him from the darkest corner of his closet. He coughed some thick yellow mucus up into a tissue and sat behind his desk with his back to me. I hated him. He was as disgusting at home as he was at work. Those greasy hands leaving their slime on every object like…

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  • My Neighbor’s Tulips

    The narrator reflects on a neighbor who lovingly tended to his late wife’s tulips for three years after her passing. As the flowers wilted, the neighbor found solace in their decline, eventually passing away himself. A new neighbor discards the dead tulips, prompting the narrator to ponder the connection between love and loss.

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