Author Archives: 18belcherh

Hi, my name is Hadwin, and I am a junior in Honors American Literature. I will be working at Hebron Academy’s Writers Block next year and have written articles of the Hebron Review, our school magazine. I enjoy writing creatively … Continue reading →

Future HAMS students, As a HAMS alumna, I have some tips to help you through your next three years of being in the Hebron Academy Middle School. Firstly, talk to every single high schooler you pass by. Start a conversation, … Continue reading →

Many authors use a reoccurring scene or place to show the continuities and changes between times. How a character may grow is easily represented when a place is returned to. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one venue, a … Continue reading →

Since a young age, I have always been terrified of disappointing the people who are important to me, especially my parents. They pushed me to do my best and try my hardest at everything I do. It never was “you … Continue reading →

After surviving through the wars, The Lost Generation had a much different outlook on the world as their predecessors. They were known for their excessive drinking, promiscuity, and new outlook on literature. Both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway embraced … Continue reading →

“When he takes me in his arms, and speaks to me softly, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses.” – Edith Piaf. In the novella Maggie: Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, the main character Maggie slowly sees the … Continue reading →

Every one of us carries a weight, whether it be emotional or physical or a combination of the two. In the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, each of the soldiers carries their own weights. The physical objects often … Continue reading →

In The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the boy undergoes several changes from the beginning to section 6. He loses his innocence, signifying the passage of time and how the awful things they see affect the boy and the man. The boy … Continue reading →

“But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pearl, … Continue reading →

The warm Caribbean gusts of wind ran through my hair, and my skin was frying underneath the intense sun. Three quarters of the way around us is turquoise water splashing onto rocks, and the other quarter is little local shops … Continue reading →