Maggie Pavleszek @MPavEmory

Human beings suffer. They torture one another... No poem or play or song Can fully right a wrong Inflicted and endured.

Douglass and Jacobs have an object that acts as a symbol (sails and gold chain). Interesting connection between narratives #emoryamericanlit

Some parts of HJ's work makes me question how much of a hand Lydia Maria Child had in editing #emoryamericanlit

By keeping slaves from reading, slaveowners attempted to protect themselves but end up endangering themselves instead #emoryamericanlit

It's heart-breaking that Douglass had the feeling and connection to his family taken away from him. #emoryamericanlit

In every ch. Stowe makes points about motherhood. They are different women but are united by their love for their children #emoryamericanlit

For Delany, emigration is cutting the knot from Benito Cereno. A drastic change must occur to bring slavery to an end #emoryamericanlit

Dear Vampire Weekend, I do. Kind regards, Oxford Comma

Similar 2 Wheatley, Walker establishes himself as highly educated to show the intellectual capabilities of black Americans #emoryamericanlit

Because I could not stop for Death is confusing me. Why is she suddenly at peace with Death and acknowledging afterlife? #emoryamericanlit

What I LOVE about Dickinson is her ability to transform the pain and emotion that she felt into something so beautiful #emoryamericanlit

It's interesting to compare Dickinson's views of death and Nature to Whitman's. #emoryamericanlit

...he is showing his belief in the power of experience. He has now seen death. Not completely negative but not revered #emoryamericanlit

I admire that Whitman acknowledges his changed views of death. In both poems...(1/2) #emoryamericanlit

I love how Whitman is aiming to connect with anyone who reads this by talking about himself. It's very interesting to read #emoryamericanlit

Interesting that Whitman chose to observe an urban setting as Emerson's "supposed" Poet #emoryamericanlit

Amazing what Melville does to draw attention to America and its dependence on lies and misconceptions about race. #emooryamericanlit

I keep thinking Delano's views of race are not welcome on the ship but there is still something off about the San Dominick #emoryamericanlit

I love that Fuller says that stereotypes and perceived "rules" in relation to gender are meant to be broken #emoryamericanlit

Interesting that Davis describes her characters as victims of circumstance when Emerson and Thoreau would have blamed them #emoryamericanlit