“Tell us what fuego means in English” (322) said Oscar’s killers. He was killed anyway after telling them the right answer. The heartbreaking ending of this novel forced me to think about something more uplifting within the story. On a personal note, I really loved the Spanglish presented throughout the story. Although, there were… Continue reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: the reality of Spanglish
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A very UNRELIABLE narrator.
“I’m very idealist, but I knew I couldn’t walk that far, so I took a cab” (p.147). Although it is hard not to like Oskar and feel his pain for his extraordinary loss, it becomes extremely difficult that a nine-year-old would talk like that. As we discussed in class, I think it is true that the… Continue reading A very UNRELIABLE narrator.
The man’s wife and PTSD
“She was gone and the coldness of it was her final gift. She would do it with a flake of obsidian” (p. 58), said the narrator of the Road. The wife of the man who was supposed to take care of the boy decided instead to give up by committing suicide. When I say “supposed”… Continue reading The man’s wife and PTSD
scene from a screenplay: The Road
EXT. WALKING ON DOWN SLOPE IN A MOUNTAIN – LATE AFTERNOON A man and a boy are walking down a slope mountain with a slow heavy pace through a watershed. Their numb feet wrapped up in rags that are drenched with chilly water. Everything around them is gray and there are no traces of green… Continue reading scene from a screenplay: The Road
EARTHSEED: inventing her own religion
What a marvelous idea Lauren Olamina had in inventing her own religion. After all, most church leaders swear by their “God” that only their church have the absolute TRUTH. But in order to get the benefits and blessings that the real God provide to this out of the ordinary church, people must be members of… Continue reading EARTHSEED: inventing her own religion
Killers or diers? White Noise
This blog is an attempt to discuss and to put across some final thoughts about the novel “White Noise” by Don DeLillo. We have discussed and explored many ideas and themes about this fiction work in great detail such as the idea that this novel “is about secret obsessions or the idea that sister Marie… Continue reading Killers or diers? White Noise
Noisy, crowded and steamy place
It is a crowded and a steamy place that most people including me go to relax and think. Seems like a torture to go to a place like that. But the fact is that somehow the steam or vapor that this crowded space provides helps to alleviate the pain of a knotted muscle. Quieting my… Continue reading Noisy, crowded and steamy place
Lucifer’s Hammer: some final thoughts and questions
I am wondering how realistically speaking Lucifer’s Hammer novel was successful in describing the effects of a comet hitting the planet Earth. After all the authors had not lived such an experience. It could be a silly question to ask, but they describe this event with such a detail that at times it feels like… Continue reading Lucifer’s Hammer: some final thoughts and questions
mountain Observatory
According to Google books, the word or noun mountain shows 29 times. In plural it shows 43.Besides the fact that this term is the name for Tim Hamner’s observatory, I am speculating that it is not by accident that the authors refer to as the “mountain observatory.” As we know that the repetition of words… Continue reading mountain Observatory
Personal Ads:Eileen Hancock
Before Hammerfall: Attractive and smart woman is looking for a real man who is not afraid of a real woman. By real woman I mean someone who is not afraid to speak her mind. But at the same time very responsible and compassionate who takes care of her younger brother without being scared of responsibility.… Continue reading Personal Ads:Eileen Hancock
Clichés in Literature and in Films
How difficult it is to avoid Clichés in literature and in films? Many famous sayings or phrases become clichés due to their overuse. I think clichés sounds good to the ear at first. After all, the original creator had a good reason to make it part of his/her art work. This observation is in literature,… Continue reading Clichés in Literature and in Films
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