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Proust’s novel “Swann’s Way” was a bit difficult to follow at first. Though I was able to pick up on a few main themes through the first and second sections, I often found myself lost in the text – and not in the form of fantasizing or escapism, but rather in confusion. I felt like […] read full post >>

As much as I would’ve loved to have completed this reading for my blog post, I found myself runnings out of time with some other things that were going on :\ I haven’t finished Combray yet (I plan to by Thursday’s class to discuss), however, I have read enough to get a gist of Proust […] read full post >>

Part one of Combray was really engaging and got me really invested in the mind and history of the protagonist.  His descriptions and explanations of what goes on during the sleep process are very spot on, and I can relate with some of them for sure. I always find myself reminiscing over the past,  and […] read full post >>

Before I start with my thoughts on Marcel Proust’s Combray, I want to say that I only read part 1 and thus all my thoughts are regarding that part only. I mention this as my thoughts could be different if I read part 2.   Having said that, I enjoyed the part at the start […] read full post >>

I just finished reading the first chapter of Proust’s Combray and felt that he had some interesting ideas on our memory and our understanding of reality, so I wanted to focus on that in this post. In terms of my experience reading it, I found it a bit difficult to focus on the text: the long […] read full post >>

Initially I found “Swann’s Way” by Marcel Proust to be a slow and confusing read. It felt as if the sentences were just random words that were put together without meaning because so much seemed to be happening in the story right from the beginning. Eventually I started to get more invested and gain a […] read full post >>

The novel, “Combray” by Marcel Proust was published over a hundred years ago, however, it features themes that are timelessly related to the human condition; mental illness, familial relationships, sexuality, love, betrayal. I find that a lot of literature focuses on, not necessarily these specific themes but similar things that are intimately linked to being […] read full post >>

Hello everyone. This blog entry is dedicated to Proust, Cambray part 1. I found this text hard, not extremely hard,... read full post >>

Proust’s Combray reads like an ever flowing stream of consciousness between the lines of sleep and wake. In true modernist fashion, Proust jumps from thought to thought often moving along before assuring the readers understanding. In this way I found it quite challenging to understand at first and felt as if the text dragged on … Continue reading "Thoughts on Proust “Combray”" read full post >>

Hi everyone! My name is Pulkit Aggarwal, I am a 5th-year economics student in the Bachelor of International Economics (BIE)... read full post >>