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RMST 202 Literatures and Cultures of the Romance World II: Modern to Post-Modern
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Agostino: A Recount of the Experience of Growing Up With the Wrong Influences and Sexualizing Your Mother

Agostino was an interesting read to say the least… Although at first glance, the Freudian themes make it a bit of an uncomfortable read, once I turned my brain off to the perplexing sexualizations of Agostino’s mother I was able to appreciate the novella for what it was: an excruciatingly detailed recount of the experience […]

Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with abuse, Belonging, Freud, innocence, sexuality

Is this Barcelona Or the Wild?

“Nada” by Carmen Laforet had me questioning if this was the craziest, yet oddly realistic, family I have ever read about. Aside from all the comments about the women in the book acting like animals, from the grandmother or men, I still could not understand why Andrea bothered to stay so long in this family […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with abuse, crazy, family, Men, poverty, women

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