Freedom and Mourning in "Charlotte Temple" and "The Coquette"

My thesis analyzes the expressions of feminine freedom as well as mourning in Charlotte Temple and The Coquette, two late 18th-century seduction novels. In my analysis, I examine two angles to understand how death functions in these texts. Specifically, I analyze how the heroines utilized their limited agency to navigate their disenfranchised social positions as well as how Christian themes intersect with women&rsquo;s rights, both in textual allusions and critiques. The heroines&rsquo; deaths at the end of the novels serve both as a cautionary &ldquo;punishment&rdquo; for their social transgressions and as an avenue for mourning &ldquo;fallen&rdquo; women who could not survive their own self-determination. By connecting freedom and death in these novels, I illustrate how these texts explored the precarious nuances of womanhood in the late 18th century.&nbsp;</p

Dynamic covalent chemistry on surfaces employing highly reactive cyclopentadienyl moieties

Silicon substrates coated with a bromide-terminated silane are transformed into highly reactive, cyclopentadiene covered analogues. These surfaces undergo rapid cycloaddition reactions with various dienophile-capped polymers. Mild heating of the substrates causes the retro-Diels-Alder reaction to occur, thus reforming the reactive cyclopentadiene surface, generating an efficiently switchable surface