Category Archives: Weekly Entries
Ceremony
In class on Wednesday we discussed the significance of the part when Tayo’s grandmother claims that she has heard all of these stories before, just with different names. The more I’ve thought about this passage, the more I’ve realized its … Continue reading
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Jazz
My favorite part of this book so far has been one of the secitons we discussed in class. I really love the part where Joe describes his remembering, and also his forgetting of the thoughts and emotions that he experienced … Continue reading
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Slaughterhouse-Five
At the beginning of this novel Vonnegut explains to us that he has every intention of writing a novel about the bombing of Dresden and the experiences that he had while in WWII. Slaughterhouse-Five is in fact constructed with many parts about … Continue reading
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Naked Lunch
Reading this novel has definitely been a unique experience. I have never read a novel that seems so nonsensical and confusing. For a majority of the novel I just read on through until I come upon a part that seems important … Continue reading
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The Bell Jar
Although so far this novel has been very interesting to read, some parts have been rather hard to digest. I know that the character Esther was not a real person, yet many of the issues and feelings that she went … Continue reading
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Wrapping Up With Gatsby
So this was my second time reading The Great Gatsby and it was much more enjoyable this time around. Since high school I’ve learned how to plunge into a novel and really enjoy it. The main appeal of this class … Continue reading
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The Great Gatsby (Ch. 1-4)
When explaining the importance of voice, Abbott emphasizes the fact that it is crucial to determine what kind of narrator we have and whether we should fully trust the information they give us. The narrator of The Great Gatsby is … Continue reading
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