I really enjoyed reading this piece, and the more I read, the more immersed I was in the story. One thing that I want to note about the reading was how description-driven it was. If someone asked me what the plot was, it would be difficult to describe. I would probably say something about how […]
This week’s reading, Combray by Marcel Proust, definitely challenged me. The reading was a lot different than my usual weekly school readings. It was filled with intricate details and imaginative meanings but yet I still found it hard to pay attention. Just a few pages into the reading I found myself confused about the setting […]
Combray: Section 1 The novel opens with the narrator drifting in and out of consciousness, describing all the thoughts and memories that sneak into his mind as fatigue blurs out his rational thinking. The main story told was from his childhood, he recounted the days spent in his grandparents’ house where he was sent to […]
Upon the first reading of the text, I did find Proust’s book to be confusing to read at first. It took me a while to do a few rereads before getting a general understanding of what is going on since I found the prose to be quite complex. Whenever I’m reading a work of fiction, […]
Since this is my first blog, I’d like to share what I think are the highlights of my reading of Proust’s “Combray”. I’d like to focus on two broad aspects of my reading of the story: the writing style and the central theme of the novel. First of all, it is obvious that the story […]
Questions on “Combray”
Behind the Scenes I
I must say this course was a breath of fresh air (cliche, I know…). But for real, being able to guide ourselves through each week was nice. It wasn’t just sitting in a lecture hall with a professor talking at you and expecting you to retain all information imaginable for a test in a couple […]
Hi Everyone! I am going to be reflecting on Bombal’s The Shrouded Woman in this week’s post. I have to…
This reading was a little challenging for me initially but as I continued and referenced other classmates blog posts for anyone having similar experiences or challenges as me. It was a breath of fresh air to realize I was not the only one that was having these challenges. I enjoyed how the story revolved around memories of the town Combray. The Marcel character was very interesting to me and I like how he is a younger version of the Narrator reading us the story. It seems that he can route his main wants and interests to becoming a writer back to his time in Combray.
