CW: Domestic abuse, violence Robin Roe’s novel “A List of Cages” details the lives of two characters: Julian, a present-day high school freshman, and Adam, a high school senior. The two characters are a mentor-mentee pair from elementary school, until they turn into foster brothers after Julian’s parents die
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‘Victoria And Abdul’: Emotional Bond Lacks Emotive Experience
Shrabani Basu’s book “Victoria and Abdul” is meant to be the story of the unexpected friendship between the Queen Victoria of England and Abdul Karim, a witty Indian commoner, who was appointed the esteemed task of presenting to the Queen a ceremonial Indian coin for her jubilee. However, Basu’s
Crime And Punishment: Oversimplifying The Nuances of Wrongdoing
Scraps for clothes, disheveled hair stained with the stench of fresh blood, and a slimy undertone emanates from his scrappy flesh. Unhealthily compelled to filch voluptuous goods or a disgusting desire to tear into innocent flesh. Fits the quintessential storybook criminal, right? Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” both fulfills and
The Grey Teacup Café Implores Viewers to Reflect on Happiness
“This play is about finding happiness,” Elliot Joyce PZ ’18 said of his play “The Grey Teacup Café,” which debuted at Scripps College's Motley Coffeehouse on April 22. Although the play presented a storyline specific to the characters’ lives, the problems they faced are universal. “[The] characters are asked whether or not they’re happy. They’re forced to