Kevin's approach to literature leans on close reading — pulling apart how an author's word choices, structure, and imagery build meaning, rather than just summarizing plot. His analytical training in computer science actually sharpens this work; he treats a passage like a system, identifying how eac...

An MFA from Notre Dame means Kelsey has spent years inside novels, poems, and short stories — not just reading them but dissecting how authors build meaning through imagery, structure, and point of view. She teaches close reading as a skill students can apply to any text, from Shakespeare's sonnets ...

Literary analysis isn't about finding the "right" interpretation — it's about building an argument from the text and defending it with evidence. Addison's Film Studies background at Rice trained her to dissect narrative structure, symbolism, and point of view across multiple storytelling forms. She ...

Reading a novel closely means asking uncomfortable questions about why an author made specific choices — why Fitzgerald ends a chapter on that image, or why Morrison fractures her timeline. Matthew brings a genuine love of books to literary analysis, teaching students to build interpretive arguments...

An avid reader and writer outside the classroom, Evan approaches literature by teaching students to dig into how a text actually works — examining narrative structure, symbolism, and authorial intent rather than just summarizing plot. He's particularly strong at showing how close reading of a single...

Reading a novel and analyzing a novel are very different skills, and Diana's English degree trained her in the second. She digs into how authors use symbolism, narrative structure, unreliable narration, and historical context to build meaning — whether the text is Shakespeare, Toni Morrison, or a ch...

Literary analysis is really about building an argument — identifying how an author's choices in structure, imagery, or point of view create meaning, then articulating that interpretation clearly on the page. Benjamin holds a Master's in Humanities with a particular love for the arts, and he digs int...

Sasha's computational math training — where every proof demands precise language and airtight logic — shaped how she reads literary texts: slowly, with an eye for how a single word choice or structural decision ripples through an entire work. She teaches students to build interpretations the same wa...

Reading literature closely means learning to sit with ambiguity — figuring out what a narrator isn't saying, or why an author chose one metaphor over another. Logan's background in theology and communication trained him to unpack layered texts, from biblical allegory to postmodern fiction, and he br...

Anthony earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in English, spending years digging into close reading techniques across poetry, drama, and prose — from Shakespeare's use of soliloquy to the unreliable narration in modern American fiction. He teaches students to build literary arguments by tr...