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Why I loved Green Grass Running Water

     Green Grass Running Water (GGRW) is a novel by Thomas King that I was introduced to in my 11th-grade IB English class, which has stuck with me ever since reading it. The novel is set in a small town called Blossom and the characters surrounding it. GGRW is based on many Native American folklore and origin stories and includes many allusions and references to pop culture and Christian religious stories. I adored this novel because there were so many different references to discover when re-reading the novel. Also, Thomas King is incredibly funny. In this post, I will only go over 3 of my favorite elements of this novel: the entirety of Coyote as a character, the representation of Native folklore and colonial Christian stories, and the Alberta-Lionel-Charlie love triangle and all it represents.      To begin, Coyote is a trickster character that King uses in many of his novels, but in GGRW, Coyote is used as a bridge from traditional culture to the moder...
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Why I think killing off Sybil Sucked.

     Downton Abbey is one of the most iconic period pieces to ever be on the screen. Despite my love of the show and movie series, I have one big issue with season three episode five: Why is Sybil dead? Now, do not get me wrong, I completely understand why Sybil had to die. The actress portraying Lady Sybil Branson (née Crawley), Jessica Brown Findlay, wanted to pursue other opportunities and Lady Sybil's death showcased many issues with the women's healthcare system in the early 20th century. Putting all of that aside, there are three main reasons I believe killing off Sybil was a bad decision on the writers' part. Sybil's death left Tom's radical Irish republican storyline to die right along with her, it took out the only powerful character who modernized the family's way of thinking in a drastic manner, and it left the audience without a character to lighten the themes featured in the series.      First of all, Tom's original storyline falls through desp...
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