Patrice Sarath

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Alcott Does Austen: Is An Old Fashioned Girl based on Mansfield Park?

A poor girl goes to live in the home of a rich family. In one version, she’s a poor relation, the other, a friend. In both cases, the girl changes the lives of the wealthy family, by virtue of, well, her virtues. She is modest, kind, and caring, and her Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 3 years ago
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Heinlein as feminist — no, really

When a person rereads Heinlein’s Tunnel in the Sky as an adult in the 21st century, a couple of things stand out. First, there’s the Old Man motif — the wise old mentor who plays as stand-in for Heinlein himself. It’s done well or badly in all of Heinlein’s books Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 8 years ago
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