The Pure and the Impure Colette

Colette’s “The Pure and the Impure” is a novel that aims to be a kind of expose of French high society, along with the absurdity of societal expectations as well. Colette has a very poignant understanding of the human psyche and her views on sex...

The exploration of how our language (or lack thereof) can impact our perceptions of ourselves and one another has been extremely prevalent throughout a variety of literary works. Silence’s interaction with individual characters impacts each of...