To me, this book illustrated how colonialism remains deeply embedded across Latin American societies. The main character, Ernesto, is a mestizo (mixed) boy, and as a result, he feels torn between understanding and exploring both sides of his heritage. …
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To me, this book illustrated how colonialism remains deeply embedded across Latin American societies. The main character, Ernesto, is a mestizo (mixed) boy, and as a result, he feels torn between understanding and exploring both sides of his heritage. …
Posted in Arguedas, Blogs | Tagged with Colonialism, Deep Rivers, Outsider
I’m quite confident in my prediction that the whole class thought of Freud when they opened this book up. The character dynamics undeniably parallel what is spoken about in Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis, where famously claims that “while…
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I’m quite confident in my prediction that the whole class thought of Freud when they opened this book up. The character dynamics undeniably parallel what is spoken about in Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis, where famously claims that “while…
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with Agostino, Dysfunctional, Freud
First off, I applaud Bombal for fabricating such a unique novel. I have never come across a novel from the perspective of the deceased, but am very intrigued by how it offers opportunity for deep reflection. In the novel I read last week (Nadja), the a…
Posted in Blogs, Bombal | Tagged with beauty, reflection, relationships, The Shrouded Woman, Womanhood
First off, I applaud Bombal for fabricating such a unique novel. I have never come across a novel from the perspective of the deceased, but am very intrigued by how it offers opportunity for deep reflection. In the novel I read last week (Nadja), the a…
Posted in Blogs, Bombal | Tagged with beauty, reflection, relationships, The Shrouded Woman, Womanhood
My initial reaction to Breton – not simply as a character, but also an individual since this novel allegedly recounts his true life story – is that he a lost figure. He is unfulfilled by his marriage and by life as a whole. I believe that this disconte…
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My initial reaction to Breton – not simply as a character, but also an individual since this novel allegedly recounts his true life story – is that he a lost figure. He is unfulfilled by his marriage and by life as a whole. I believe that this disconte…
Posted in Blogs, Breton | Tagged with lust, nadja, self-identity
For this course’s first reading, Combray by Marcel Proust, I was met with the challenge of breaking down an individual’s thoughts as he recounted his life in an extremely detail oriented manner. As Proust recounted his story, he situated himself within…
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For this course’s first reading, Combray by Marcel Proust, I was met with the challenge of breaking down an individual’s thoughts as he recounted his life in an extremely detail oriented manner. As Proust recounted his story, he situated himself within…
Posted in Blogs, Proust | Tagged with combray, lost, memories