Michael PattenFeminism and Objectification in The Sun Also RisesThe Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway’s monumental 1926 novel, has often been heralded as a seminal work of modern American fiction…10 min read·Apr 11, 2022----
Michael PattenMeditations on the Narrative of Frederick Douglass“…I could think of nothing, scarcely, but my life; and in thinking of my life, I almost forgot my liberty. I have observed this in my…3 min read·Apr 11, 2022----
Michael PattenThe Amoral Identity Politics of StuffAgain and again, the narratives of Contemporary literature demonstrate themselves to be an inquisition into the existential. This is…6 min read·Apr 11, 2022----
Michael PattenWhat I learned from Salman Rushdie and a Children’s StoryIn the context of a burgeoning neo-liberal, post-colonial global society, Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories, published in…4 min read·Apr 13, 2021----