— Anonymous Easily the most uncomfortable piece I read during the semester was “Juliette” by Sade. I think this is very easy to understand because the text and the topics mentioned are meant to be uncomfortable for the common person. Sadism in itself is not something everyone indulges in, and Juliette is considered an example […]
Who Really Are The Good Country People?
— Anonymous On my first read-through of “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor, I did not realize its true depth and status as a “Great Work”. Going through the text my first time, I really did not see a lot of themes or connections that really made the text great. I also did not see […]
Kant: Leading to Spiritual Growth
—Anonymous After my first-time reading Kant’s view on what Enlightenment is on a Sunday, I couldn’t help but think about its inherent view on religion. Being Christian myself, there are a lot of ways to perceive Kant’s writing. A lot of what Kant states in his view on enlightenment is opposite to what Christians typically […]
Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had Stood – a Loaded Gun” is a poem that impacted the way I view myself…
—Anonymous Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had Stood – a Loaded Gun” (764) is a poem that impacted the way I view myself and a poem that changed how I want myself to be. Dickinson uses the analogy of a gun to demonstrate the importance of being able to control your emotions and the dangers of […]
James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” caught my attention the most…
—Brian Mangal While reading throughout the course, James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” caught my attention the most. When first reading it, what I got from the story was a story between two brothers. With this came the failure of one brother to protect another, and as a result, Sonny ends up getting hooked on drugs. However, […]
