While reading Nadja, I couldn’t stop thinking about how Nadja is such a “manic pixie dream girl.” Maybe she was like the first one… But after making that comparison, the rest whole novel feel even more uncomfortable for me… Breton seems fascinated by her spontaneity, her intuition, her drawings, and the way she experiences the … Continue reading breton…
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Nadja, Nadja, Nadja. Nothing in Nadja seems make much sense but I think that’s on purpose. André Breton’s sole focus is the character, the idea of Nadja (except at the start when he was talking about who knows what). He also does not care for the reader; “I shall discuss these things without pre-established order, […]
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Mad Toy: very fun read, did it in a day. Other blogs and the lecture have alluded to the idea that every chapter is centered around books and knowledge in connection to good society’s system. And related to this, every chapter is structured around Silvio’s failure to obtain or use this knowledge, as mentioned in […]
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Hello everyone, I’m Zahra Mirza, and I’m excited to be in this class RMST 202 with you! I am international student from Mumbai, India and I am pursuing a major in Economics in my third year. I am extremely passionate about financial markets, international economics and trade! Apart from my studies, I find myself immersed […]
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Hello, My name is Tyler Wu. I am born and raised from the Philippines, and decided to move here to Vancouver for university. I am currently a 5th year student and I am on my last semester, so hopefully I am able to graduate after this semester. Im currently in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, primarily […]
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Alright! I have my thesaurus open and I’m ready to overuse it. My first impressions reading ‘Combray’ is that I find myself re-reading a lot. Maybe i’ve fallen out of practice but if so, i’m glad this is the start of me rebuilding my trains of thought. Note 1 – The authors writing feels more […]
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