My first impression of “A Shrouded Woman” was that the many perspectives were really cool: shifting from her POV to the other funeralgoers and even times when it was like she “talked” to others’ narration, like the Father. But the weirdest one is still her own. From what I’ve read, most forms of the post-death […]
Mad Toy: very fun read, did it in a day. Other blogs and the lecture have alluded to the idea that every chapter is centered around books and knowledge in connection to good society’s system. And related to this, every chapter is structured around Silvio’s failure to obtain or use this knowledge, as mentioned in […]
There’s one common thread in existing discussion about “Combray” that I saw: the book’s difficulty in reading. I agree, it’s a challenging read in the forever long sentences and vivid descriptions of everything and constantly shifting focal points. And as the lecture and conversation video mentions, the story is temporally vague. While there is […]
Hello everyone! My name is Xavier, and I’m a fourth year student preparing to graduate this May. I’ve lived in Vancouver my whole life. I’m majoring in Asian Language and Culture (Japan), and would like to pursue a career related to Japanese-English translation or something that involves working with Japanese. My hobbies are watching sports, […]
