I really hate endings. They always feel bittersweet and usually end in tears for me (though book endings are usually a different story), but alas, everything must come to an end or something. When I get immersed in books, it’s like I experience the characters’ emotions for myself, so this course’s books gave me a […]
After going through this course, what stood out to me the most was how consistently challenged I was in the way I think about identity and social structures. With all the different books I have read and going to class to discuss about them, I realized it allowed me to evolve how I question certain […]
WOW! I can’t believe that we are at the end already. At the beginning of this course, I felt a little overwhelmed: I did not believe that I would read so many books, while also juggling my 4 other classes. I am so glad that I took this course. If anything, it has taught me […]
A lot of the things in life are done so precisely owing to ephemerality. The pace of time seems only to quicken, and so the need for creating something grand, for something eloquent, draws people towards working to leave behind the mark of a meaningful…
Over the course of this Romance Studies course, my understanding of literature has shifted in ways I didn’t initially expect. At the beginning, I approached texts like Combray or Mad Toy as isolated works tied to specific national and cultural niches. Now, I see them as part of a broader, interconnected field that constantly crosses […]
I feel like the way I think about literature has changed a lot. At the beginning, I kind of just saw literature as stories. But now, I see it more as something shaped by history, politics, language, and social structures. It is not just about what is written, but also about who is writing, under […]
At
the beginning, I was worried and a bit lost. Because this
is a literature course! And those books were not easy to understand. Just
seemed overwhelming. To be honest, when I think about our course now, I still remember
what I read, Proust’s Com…
At
the beginning, I was worried and a bit lost. Because this
is a literature course! And those books were not easy to understand. Just
seemed overwhelming. To be honest, when I think about our course now, I still remember
what I read, Proust’s Com…
I think one of the best things about taking this course was the flexibility. I allowed myself to be challenged and most importantly, I read so many novels. Personally, I have long grown distant to reading, ever since English in high school. I will say some weeks got difficult but having read the number of […]
A World of Difference
