— Kevin Pagan “Remembering Babylon” should be considered a “great work.” It was an interesting novel that highlighted a plethora of themes including racism, colonialism, gender, etc. This novel doesn’t really focus on one character, but instead taps into the minds of all the main ones. Character development played a crucial role in making this […]
Tao Te Ching was interesting to read …
— Anonymous Tao Te Ching was interesting to read, and I consider it a great work. The text contains the characteristics necessary to be considered a great work. My definition of a great work would be “a story that can be assimilated to any culture and time period. A story that can be slightly tweaked […]
What surprised me the most …
— Anonymous What surprised me the most when I was reading Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio was the amount of times when the characters would knowingly be ignorant or be racist. The first example given to us in the book is the interaction between Benedetta and Parviz. Since they are both […]
The book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl …
— Anonymous The book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs was written about her life as a slave and the transition to be free. She disguised her name as Linda in the book as she was still scared she would be discovered. Even if she is free we see […]
Qualities of a Great Work
— Nicole Woerner Qualities of a Great Work When a text is referred to as a Great Work, it is important to note that in order to be considered a great work of literature the text has to have an impact on the reader either in the time period of when it was written, long […]
