“As in a game of chess, death advanced her queen. A few more moves should open the way to a checkmate, and the game will end.” (186) Is the wish for immortality a blessing or a curse? That answer seems simple. What begins as a celebration devolves into the unknown. Humanity’s fear of death is […]
Posted in Blogs, Saramago | Tagged with absurdism, death, Existentialism, futility, humanity, immortality, life, limbo, morality, murder, Music, personification
Hello everyone! I hope you guys have been enjoying the sun as much as I have. I actually took advantage of this weather and did most of my reading for this week’s book Money to Burn by Piligia, outside. What a change of pace this was from our usu…
Hello everyone! I hope you guys have been enjoying the sun as much as I have. I actually took advantage of this weather and did most of my reading for this week’s book Money to Burn by Piligia, outside. What a change of pace this was from our usu…
Seemingly, each time I open a book for this class, I think, “This one will be better than the last!” And each time, I am severely wrong and confused. It is a talent, the way our books keep growing in their unhinged behaviour and storytelling. This may be because I read If on a Winter’s Night a […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with blog, Empathy, humanity, Is this fanfiction, love, Ricardo Piglia, What the hell did i read
“But who am I to rebuke the guilty? The worst part is that I have to forgive them. We must reach such a nothing that we indifferently love or don’t love the criminal who kills us. But I’m not so sure of myself: I have to ask, though I don’t know who can answer, if […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with death, desire, existence, explosion, humanity, identity, individuality, isolation, life, nothingness, Philosophy
Entering Carmen Laforet’s “Nada,” one goes on a moving adventure with Andrea, a character whose story goes beyond fiction to touch our humanity. Set in post-Civil War Spain, Andrea’s story delves into the landscapes of resilience and the desire for identity, going beyond a simple recounting of historical events. Her struggles to find her place […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with humanity, identity, nada, postwar, resilience, Spain, war
Much like my post on Black Shack Alley, I will format my post according to the parts of the book. I’ll also be updating this as I move through each part before I do a brief concluding reflection at the end. Reflection on Part I Unfortunately, I do not have quite as much to […]
Posted in Blogs, Perec | Tagged with childhood, holocaust, humanity, loss, memory, parallel narrative, postmodernism, reflection, remembering, war, writing
