“Ruin the Friendship” expands on the vulnerability we saw in “Eldest Daughter” and reveals the showgirl at her most human. In this episode, we unpack the song’s quiet heartbreak and the recurring tension between the “good girl” who plays it safe and the artist who longs to live boldly. We’ll trace how Swift’s lyrics move through time, how regret becomes revelation, and how this moment of tenderness deepens the album’s larger story. Don’t miss the writing prompts at the end, or go to www.marae...
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“Ruin the Friendship” expands on the vulnerability we saw in “Eldest Daughter” and reveals the showgirl at her most human. In this episode, we unpack the song’s quiet heartbreak and the recurring tension between the “good girl” who plays it safe and the artist who longs to live boldly. We’ll trace how Swift’s lyrics move through time, how regret becomes revelation, and how this moment of tenderness deepens the album’s larger story. Don’t miss the writing prompts at the end, or go to www.marae...
Class is in session! Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be walking you through a literary analysis of Taylor Swift's most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, as if it were a novel in my literature class. We’ll unpack literary techniques and analyze each song in light of the album as a whole. I recently retired from my day job teaching writing and literature at the high school in college level to focus on my business as an editor and book coach, but I miss the classroom. So I’...
LIT112: The Life of a Showgirl with Mara Eller
“Ruin the Friendship” expands on the vulnerability we saw in “Eldest Daughter” and reveals the showgirl at her most human. In this episode, we unpack the song’s quiet heartbreak and the recurring tension between the “good girl” who plays it safe and the artist who longs to live boldly. We’ll trace how Swift’s lyrics move through time, how regret becomes revelation, and how this moment of tenderness deepens the album’s larger story. Don’t miss the writing prompts at the end, or go to www.marae...
