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 To be honest, what I got out of reading Proust was immense, incredibly detailed and vivid descriptions of the sort of scene Proust wants us to imagine. This book was particularly challenging for me. I could hardly understand what I was reading in... read full post >>

When I started reading the Proust I was so confused. Honestly throughout the whole reading I was really confused but I eventually accepted my fate. It really brought me back to when we were talking about feeling stupid about literature in class. I found that I had to keep rereading to understand what was going on but eventually I gave... read full post >>

At last, I have finished Marcel Proust’s Combray. Forty-nine pages felt like a lifetime, and I attribute this to there being sentences that went on for longer than this blog post. Apparently, using periods wasn’t common practice in early 20th century France and semicolons were all the rage. I did enjoy it though I think, […] read full post >>

Hi hi hi. I’m Shreya, and this is me thinking out loud in real time. I’m a 4th-year Psychology major, and it’s my last semester here, which is exciting, terrifying, and makes my nervous system go a little haywire if I think about it for too long. But that’s a later-me problem. For now: WOOOOO […] read full post >>

Hi everyone, my name is Muhtadi, and I am an international student from Sudan. I am a 4th year IDST major with a focus on Economics, Computer Science, and Commerce. It might seem like I am taking this course simply to fulfill a literature requirement, especially since its content feels far removed from my academic […] read full post >>

 At first, reading the beginning of Proust had me confused but after listening to the lecture video, I realized that reading it is like  you are following the ins and outs of someone's memory and different sensory triggers trigger different m... read full post >>

Getting into the flow of this book was difficult. I struggled with understanding the metaphors that were being used to describe the quality of his sleep. However, as this scene proceeded, I found myself empathizing. The interrupted sleep, the nightmare that was his great-uncle pulling his curls, this was all relatable on some level –though […] read full post >>

Greetings fellow classmates! My name is Adrian, and I’m a fourth-year student pursuing a combined degree in Economics and Statistics, with a minor in Data Science. While my primary academic focus revolves around quantitative analysis and predictive modeling, I have always been deeply fascinated by the qualitative narratives that shape human societies. This is what […] read full post >>

The Ridington Room has great reading chairs with an outside view, an old school room with imposing portraits and silence! read full post >>

Hi! Welcome to my first blog for RMST 202. We read Combray by Proust this week. As the recorded lecture spends most of its time explaining what modernism is, I did not recognize that during my entire time reading it 🙁 When I was reading it, I found myself unconsciously skipping the paragraphs written under […] read full post >>