You can view my outline in its formatted glory here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1df8uctkRMj4SAi2wYD5iMEK7N91LCOAEjYFBwkQHkCQ/edit?usp=sharing Here it is in plain, unformatted text. This is how I decided on a solid and neat structure for my essay! Thesis: Beneath the obvious racial tones of West…
Final Essay!
My Final Documented Research Essay can be read at the link below! In this essay I dive into the hidden LGBT message in West Side Story, zooming in on characters like Anybodys and Baby John. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uSwExvaN1oHjaiwNUKeufkL3Q5HFGHjoCE8kP-fpZf4/edit?usp=sharing
Feeling Pretty Precis
Puerto Rican writer, filmmaker and scholar, Frances Negron-Mutaner, in her scholarly article, “Feeling Pretty” (2003), contends that West Side Story has a problematic history regarding race, gender, and sexuality. She supports her claim by first focusing on the racial inequality…
Research Paragraph- 10/5
Hello! Here is my paragraph. [This paragraph relates to my previous thesis that relates to race and gender in 1957. My paper is no longer going in this direction.] For my research, I found Feeling Pretty by Negron-Mutaner to be…
Summary of Matrixes 10/1
I will be researching West Side Story and the idea of racial discrimination and isolation toward the Puerto Ricans. Negron-Mutaner– Race: The Puerto Ricans/Sharks are treated as a separate community from the Americans. They are portrayed as “other,” and isolated…
Reflection: Decisions, Process & Research-12/7
In order to narrow my thesis, I had to think deeper about the experiences of LGBT folk in the years following West Side Story’s premiere. I had to consider what real-life events the writers were trying to portray, and how they were…
I saw Wicked! 9/5
In September, I saw Wicked on Broadway! Here is my Aesthetic Experience essay, in which I go into detail about my love for the show. Originally, I thought I would share my first ever Broadway show, Hairspray, from back in…
Letter to Future FIQWS Students- 12/7
Hello, future FIQWS student! I joined this class because I’m a huge Broadway nerd and figured I would love the class. However, I wish I had known we were going to be analyzing three musicals deeply for the whole semester!…
West Side Story Analysis Presentation
West Side Story Analysis Here is my presentation in which me and my group analyzed scenes and characters from West Side Story. We analyzed a few songs, scenes, and characters and how they relate to racism, gender identity, sexuality,…
Happy Trails to Heathers UK!
Nov 24th marked the last performance for Heathers UK! Heathers is a huge part of my life and it’s so sad to see the last official run close. If you haven’t heard of Heathers (probably because you live under a…
