Psylocke Essays

From the late 18th century to the mid-19th century America began to experience Romanticism; a period where emotions, spiritual understanding, and a close relationship with nature were emphasized. Romanticism is clearly the style used in Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” not to mention it is chalked full of symbolism in light of one man’s obsession with nature, science, perfection, and Georgiana. The birthmark resembling a “tiny crimson hand” imprinted on Georgiana’s cheek is clearly a form of symbolism

Pierre Levy (2013) has noted that one of the major platforms that has aided in the explosion of fandom communities worldwide in the early twenty first century is the Internet. The Internet provides a connection and helps people with similar interest to create online communities that are focused on “the collective production, debate, and circulation of meanings, interpretations, and fantasies in response to various artifacts of contemporary culture” (Jenkins 137). On the internet, people can have

Embracing one’s differences from everyone else can be a hard thing to do, especially when it feels almost as if everyone is constantly judging. The X-Men were created to inspire their readers to truly be themselves, having a host of people that all were different but used their powers to help save the planet. This of course included Storm and many of her allies. Even with them not being widely accepted by the people without mutations, they did their best to save those in danger. Storm and the other