—Anonymous I really wish that somebody warned me the texts I would read in college would progressively f— me up more and more. The Dead by James Joyce was a short story that I don’t think I was fully prepared to read. I’ve spent about 90% of this quarantine reflecting on my failed relationship (sorry […]
LITERARY PERIOD
Swimming in Circles
— Anonymous “Endgame” by Samuel Beckett is definitely fitting in the current state of our lives. It’s easy to see how this text is uncomfortable. Endgame shows the crushing repetitive loneliness of life. Constantly moving in a circle, expressing the same emotions, having the same conversations. I thought there was a great thought in the […]
Rewards of Entering the Uncomfortable
— 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 […]
