Symposium: the Great Books Symposium Journal
A Wright College Publication for Community College Students
Gretta Komperda In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (c. 1595),Helena is seen as reliant on the love of a male figure, Demetrius. This reliance is destructive, even to the point of self-sabotage: “The more […]
Jessica Gramajo Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) does not solely serve the purpose of entertainment. Many in the late nineteenth century viewed those with disabilities as both […]
Dominika Panek Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein (1818), examines the ethical challenges inherent in scientific progress. Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his power to create life, losing track of his moral senses. Audiences today might recognize […]
Gretta Komperda is a first-year student at Wright College, currently pursuing an Associate of Arts, and she hopes to transfer to a prestigious four-year university at the end of her two years. She is president […]
Diana Garzón While the works of William Shakespeare have gained wide acclaim throughout the years, critics have not ignored the problematic concept of misogyny present in his literature. I will examine Hamlet (c. 1599), Othello […]
Dear Reader, Three years ago, amidst a global pandemic, we – the former editors of the Symposium Journal – reunited over a Zoom call. The reason for the reunion was simple: we wanted to catch […]
Dear Great Books Readers, Welcome, Wright community! We are pleased to present the ninth edition of the Great Books Student Symposium, a journal comprised of student-written and student-edited essays about the Great Books that showcase […]