Manifesto

The goal of this blog is more than just getting a good grade. We don’t necessarily expect many people to read this blog, but we do feel that this blog has the potential begin meaningful conversations within our group. We hope to identify themes and patterns within texts and use the information we extract from the text as a way to reflect upon something larger like the humanities, the growth of the English language, the growth (or lack of growth) of societal normality, the world in which we live, and more. Just as any other humanities class, we believe that the subjects we study and reflect upon in class will somehow connect to the lives we live outside of the classroom. Ultimately we hope to use this blog to highlight and share the connections we find between 19^th century global British and American literature and our own lives with each other and whoever else stumbles upon our blog.