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The Elysian Muse

Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Youth literary magazine

The Elysian Muse

Photography by Silja Pietilä, 18, Finland

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our hearts. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our hearts. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Editors' Choice Works

 

Rose Bushes

Written by Anon

 

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, thick, unruly vegetation is described in front of the prison in stark contrast to the beautiful rose bushes in chapter one, “The Prison-Door”. The “unsightly vegetation” thrives on the very soil upon which the prison, “... the black flower of civilized society…”, is necessarily built by the Puritan founders (54-55). The fact that the vegetation grows within such close proximity to where the evils of society are harbored shows the symbolic significance of the symbol; this vegetation symbolizes the corruption of this Puritan society and its theocracy, as it is as unsightly and unruly as the sins the people of Boston commit. Additionally, the excessive, unkempt vegetation shows the Puritans’ tendency to make people more averse to sin and the negative aspects of society through publicizing the punishments of wrongdoers. The fact that the disorderly grass plot is left to dirty the scene of the prison shows the public that the prison is a dark, dreary, and demeaning place.In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, thick, unruly vegetation is described in front of the prison in stark contrast to the beautiful rose bushes in chapter one, “The Prison-Door”. The “unsightly vegetation” thrives on the very soil upon which the prison, “... the black flower of civilized society…”, is necessarily built by the Puritan founders (54-55). The fact that the vegetation grows within such close proximity to where the evils of society are harbored shows the symbolic significance of the symbol; this vegetation symbolizes the corruption of this Puritan society and its theocracy, as it is as unsightly and unruly as the sins the people of Boston commit. Additionally, the excessive, unkempt vegetation shows the Puritans’ tendency to make people more averse to sin and the negative aspects of society through publicizing the punishments of wrongdoers. The fact that the disorderly grass plot is left to dirty the scene of the prison shows the public that the prison is a dark, dreary, and demeaning place.