— Anonymous Our first reading this semester was “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger”. It is very easy to read the text. At the beginning there is a short historical introduction which explains what was going on at that time of period which I find a very interesting way to start the text. […]
LITERARY PERIOD
A work of literature that delivers a message to its readers
— Sumi Paul In my opinion, I believe the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is a great work of literature because it is a work of literature that delivers a message to its readers. Reading this poem was confusing at first, however after reading it a second time, I […]
The writer wants to teach the readers
— Sumi Paul When I think about what makes a work of literature great I think about what I am gaining from reading it. I think about what it is that the writer wants to teach the readers. I believe the story “Bewitched” by Ueda Akinari is a great work of literature because it is […]
This text can connect to how people are feeling being quarantined during the Covid-19 pandemic
— Sumi Paul Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”, is about a man who spends his whole life trying to get higher and higher in his career path. However, it is only when he is in his deathbed that he realizes the mistake he made throughout his life. Instead of focusing on the things that […]
I had no idea what I was reading
— Melissa Chauca I consider a “great work” to be a form of media with a lasting message. Not only should a great work have a lasting message, but it should be widely applicable, and interesting to read. I found the idea’s described in the poems to be important to society, as they range from […]