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Does Shock Value Have a Place in Literature? | A Discussion of ‘Tender is the Flesh’ by Agustina Bazterrica

Despite a disturbing and at times horrific premise, it can’t be ignored that Tender Is The Flesh touches on some important topics such as: poverty, injustice, the corrupting nature of influence, hypocrisy, and the power of socialization to normalize atrocities. With all that said and for all it’s true shock value, though it was inContinue reading “Does Shock Value Have a Place in Literature? | A Discussion of ‘Tender is the Flesh’ by Agustina Bazterrica”

My Thoughts on the Sympathetic Villain Trope

*Spoiler-y talk of Beetlejuice The Musical and Joker ahead!* I saw Beetlejuice The Musical a couple weeks ago at the Winter Garden Theater in NYC. Here’s a quick aside/speedy review. – I absolutely loved it. The music was fantastic and I found myself literally laughing out loud throughout the show. – However, I’m not hereContinue reading “My Thoughts on the Sympathetic Villain Trope”