— Anonymous One of the pieces I didn’t really understand when I first read it was, “The Toughest Indian in the World” by Sherman Alexie. When I read it the first time, it didn’t really make sense to me. An Indian leaving his village going to live in the modern world ends up having sex […]
One of the pieces I enjoyed reading …
— Anonymous One of the pieces I enjoyed reading the most was, “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov. I was able to connect to it from the beginning because Chekhov was a prominent author at the end of the 19th century just before the formation of the Soviet Union. My parents immigrated to […]
While transitioning from our previous narrative (The Incidents in the Life…
—Mazidul Ahmed While transitioning from our previous narrative (The Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl) to The Love Suicides at Amijima, I assumed this might be a more distinguishable read because of the disparities between the cultures. However, this play doesn’t fall too far from the themes we’ve been accustomed to from The […]
This story begins with a strange person walking out of the Australian wilderness…
—Ronaldo Neziraj This story begins with a strange person walking out of the Australian wilderness, or bush, into an English settlement in the early 1860’s. The visitor is suspicious in settlers’ eyes. Because he was raised by Aboriginals, he is viewed as untrustworthy. The settler’s idea of bringing civilization is totally wrong, it is what […]
To be considered a “great work” the language use speaks on another level…
—Alicia Soares To be considered a “great work” the language use speaks on another level; meaning there must be several understandings of the different concepts that are in the book. The ambiguity of concepts expressed in literature is what makes it a potential “great work”. These concepts may not be clear but reading between the […]
