I didn’t mean for this to be a normal blog post, but I saw this this morning and laughed so hard. It’s definitely not Don DeLillo. This is a pop-up book by David Carter . .. for children, and from the description I heard it may or may not emit some sort of white noise.… Continue reading White Noise. . . the Pop-up?
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The Yellow Submarine Wallpaper
I have been thinking about our discussion in class about whether or not Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a work of magical realism sans magic. Although I think that we made a strong argument in favor of this idea in class, it occurred to me that maybe that this novel is a work of… Continue reading The Yellow Submarine Wallpaper
The lake
I picked the first scene of the novel, starting with the dream portion and working from there. Scene begins in a dank, eerie cave. Camera, in first-person point of view, pans over the jagged surfaces of its interior while soft dripping noises echo in the background. This goes on for three beats, uninterrupted. The camera… Continue reading The lake
Journey
Journeying is an especially predominant motif in Parable of the Sower, metaphorically and physically transporting Lauren and other major characters from one point of the novel or state of mind to the other. There is the obvious coming of age journey that Lauren undertakes, wherein a fourteen-year old girl from a sheltered life develops into… Continue reading Journey
Like sand through the hourglass, this too is mundane
One of the most striking and most prolific themes in White Noise is the distortion of the mundane and other facets of life not normally considered mundane. The grocery list of items brought by students and parents as well as the spectacle they create at the beginning of the novel, for instance, mixes a sense… Continue reading Like sand through the hourglass, this too is mundane
The Johnson Center
The building echoed with the sound of chairs, people, and trays shuffling about. From time to time there was a rise and ebb to the volume as groups flowed in and out of the building. Wrappers for potato chips and convenience store sandwiches crunched as students passed the time between classes, wishing it were Friday.… Continue reading The Johnson Center
Environmentalists are morons
Although I touched on this in my first blog post, I felt somewhat concerned about how environmentalists are portrayed in Lucifer’s Hammer. They hate progress, they fight the savage fight, and they do not stand a chance against the wit and intellect of the technology crusaders. Compare how Maureen and Mabe—I mentioned her in the… Continue reading Environmentalists are morons
“Neither eternal nor safe”
One of the topics repeated prior to Hammerfall that helps represent the novel’s themes of social chaos as well as to foreshadow events to come is that of Charles Manson. Although Manson is mentioned only twice within the novel, the invocation of his name in this context seems hardly a coincidence. The first time the… Continue reading “Neither eternal nor safe”
Personal Ad: Mark
BH: Hi, my name is Mark and I’m looking for someone to be my old lady on the road. I enjoy long bike rides on the beach, singing song parodies, and drinking large volumes of sake at home. I am a jack-of-all-trades and work when the mood suits me but am NOT a hippie. Those… Continue reading Personal Ad: Mark
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While reading Lucifer’s Hammer I have felt constantly conflicted about the authors’ portrayal of different social groups at the time the book was created, specifically minorities, women, liberals, and the like. Although there is a decidedly vast array of character types throughout the novel, one cannot help but begin to notice a pattern develop among… Continue reading Untitled