The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: the reality of Spanglish

  “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

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.

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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

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

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

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