— Anonymous First of all, the word, that come to my mind by looking at the title of the play “The Love Suicides at Amijima” by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, is “tragedy,” (events fill with great sufferings and destructions). As I started reading, I came to notice a tremendous metaphorical expression where the author is depicting the […]
She finds that things were not as she thought
— Ginna Lopez After all the obstacles Linda had to go through to get to the north, she finds that things were not as she thought. This is most likely what happens when you emigrate, thinking that you are going to solve your life but then you face another reality which is practically the same […]
The events seemed to be exaggerated or almost fictitious
— Onima Shah Although the book is more of a personal diary for Jacobs, I think that her story often reads as a novel because of the extremities of the events that she describes. While I was reading the book, I assumed it was a novel because the events that she was describing seemed to […]
A lens for analyzing the world and how women in general are perceived by Society
— Anuradha Rampersaud For the final reading response, I chose to write and reflect on The Arabian Nights. The beginning of this story with the two Kings; Shahrayar and Shahzaman. I felt like I connected well with this story because of the turning of events between the Men and the Women, something that has been […]
Instant and personal connection towards it
— Anuradha Rampersaud I choose a poem from the ancient Egyptian love poem. I think this poem is truly a classic piece. I give props to the writer to have put it together. What drew me towards this poem is my instant and personal connection towards it. This poem reminds me a lot about my […]
