Berra Atasoy

The Mask and the Mirror , 2025

This essay argues that Hamlet’s melancholy stems not just from grief over his father’s death, but... more

Awakening the Artist Within, 2024

This essay discusses how A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man captures Stephen Dedalus’s emoti... more This essay discusses how A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man captures Stephen Dedalus’s emotional, intellectual, and religious development in growth from conformity to self-awareness and artistic independence, arguing that true freedom and self-realization can only be achieved through the struggles and conflicts that challenge one’s beliefs and identity.

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Echoes of Creation

Echoes of Creation, 2024

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) is a cornerstone of Gothic literature. It explores the ethical... more Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) is a cornerstone of Gothic literature. It explores the ethical dilemmas and consequences of creation. Over two centuries later, the novel’s central act, giving life, still continues to inspire adaptations across diverse media, including Yorgos Lanthimos’ surreal film Poor Things (2023), and Tim Burton’s animated film Frankenweenie (2012). These works, while rooted in Shelley’s vision, reinterpret the act of creation to reflect the societal concerns of their respective eras.

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The Weight Above Us

The Weight Above Us, 2026

Through syntax, shifting imagery, and bodily language, the poem focuses on perception as somethin... more Through syntax, shifting imagery, and bodily language, the
poem focuses on perception as something that precedes our control. Mina Loy’s “Moreover, the Moon—” presents the
moon as an external force that mirrors social pressure since it is always present, invasive, and
already influencing the speaker before any personal choice can take place.

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