Apologies and Forgiveness: Normative Verbal Gesture Functionality in Social Relationships

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The primary purpose of this thesis is to reveal both the inner and outer workings of apologies and forgiveness, verbal gestures typically viewed broadly in the context of relational repair. I intend to enlighten the reader with examples that substantiate the more complex processes involved in apologizing and forgiving. All too often are the valuable constituents and products of verbal interactions overlooked during their exchange. It is through my exhaustive presentation of apologies and forgiveness that I hope to ignite a greater appreciation for conventional utterances and their bases.

Fang de Siècle: The Literary Vampire’s Destruction of Western Patriarchy

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Although vampire lore has existed in various communities, countries, and times, the stereotypical creature that makes us cover our necks or, perhaps, feel a longing desire to be bitten, originates in the Victorian era. Examining texts from the eighteenth into the twenty-first centuries, I argue that vampire literature reveals and challenges the throughline of Victorian patriarchal binary in western society. Often, the authors of these stories, Bram Stoker among them, placed the vampire in a simple binary of good and evil, using the monster to prove patriarchy's morality and validity. As the typical demonic character, the vampire has maintained elements that Victorianism imbued it with--such as piercing fangs, fear of the light, association with the devil, and sexual promiscuity. And, although stories like Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight (2005) transform the vampire from evil monster to romantic lover, these characteristics remain. Ironically, however, despite the best efforts...

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