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Kincaid’s “Girl” is something that I feel like many girls can identify with. Growing up, our mother’s are usually over protective of us. They teach us how to become proper young ladies and they make sure that we do not … Continue reading →

Most girls with a mother figure can relate to the story in that they must have heard at least some variation of the commands and domestic advice given in the story. “Do this so that men will like you, do … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEIAGULmPQ This is a video from youtube shows us how Gertrude Stein reads her poem “If I Had Told Him a Completed Portrait of Picasso.” Oh wow. I don’t know what to say. I don’t understand it a lot. It … Continue reading →

“The diary of a Madman” is like the diary of everyone now.  In my opinion, the author is just being the voice to the people on a matter. The madman’s fear about getting devoured by cannibals and that they will … Continue reading →

Tanizaki Jun’ichiro’s “The Tattooer” tells a story of a young, skillful tattooer named Seikichi, who was famous for his “unrivaled boldness and sensual charm of his art” has a secret pleasure for inflicting pain on men while they are under … Continue reading →

Cannibalism is a main clue thourghout the story. The madman thinks everyone else is trying to eat him, every social conduct is a part of cannibalism. “The meanest looking one of all….ready to strike.” From stanza 2. People smile at … Continue reading →

For Thursday, please read these 2 pieces by Gertrude Stein–“If I Told Him” and an excerpt from “Portraits and Repetition” and I’d like everyone to post about the following (and feel free to be creative!): What is a portrait? How … Continue reading →