Arlt’s “Mad Toy” showed the harsh realities of political corruption, urbanization and industrialization that Silvio had to face in Buenos Aires. I found myself relating to this book more than Proust’s “Combray” because of the dark humour scattered within the text. Arlt skillfully showed us how Silvio and his group of friends struggles to accept […]
I usually do not deep dive into the meaning of certain actions or sayings in a book however, Proust hooked me in when he was reliving a memory of his aunt looking out her window, seeing combray. I guess I haven’t put much thought into the symbolism of a window. I know it works both […]
Hi everyone, My name is Amryn and currently I am a third year psychology major. I commute to school so it is about a 30 minute drive without traffic, however because of the snow today the short drive turned into 2 hours. It was horrific to say the least. I am super excited about this […]
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