Though letter writing has almost died off as people have made the transition to electronic sources they’re one of the things that people treasure the most. Many claim that technology has given people the ability to communicate better, outside the confines of pen and paper. In reality, technology has just made society lazy and has […]
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Surprisingly, throughout The Gift, Lily May Bell (who was renamed Mabel) was discussed in every single letter despite not actually writing any of her own letters. The only information the reader of her is from the letters of her adopted and biological parents and the afterword. She has such a strong presence in the work […]
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During times of great turmoil, there’s an increased fervor to protect your loved ones which results in various forms of censorship. This leads to a forced attitude that portrays a false sense of security to the public. This concept, along with the forms of censorship, is shown to be universal even between warring countries like […]
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Something that I found particularly interesting was not only soldiers but recipients’ habit of burning or discarding letters sent to each other. It was done by Martha Washington with her letters from George under the idea that she wanted her relationship with him to remain private. It was also done by soldiers abroad because they […]
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When reading the holocaust letters and listening the discussion in class it really struck me how so many of the writers were trying to reassure their loved ones that they were okay, that they would see each other again when in reality this wasn’t the case. What makes this circumstance so heartbreaking is that the […]
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