—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 […]
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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 […]
Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had Stood – a Loaded Gun” is a poem that impacted the way I view myself…
—Anonymous Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had Stood – a Loaded Gun” (764) is a poem that impacted the way I view myself and a poem that changed how I want myself to be. Dickinson uses the analogy of a gun to demonstrate the importance of being able to control your emotions and the dangers of […]
James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” caught my attention the most…
—Brian Mangal While reading throughout the course, James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” caught my attention the most. When first reading it, what I got from the story was a story between two brothers. With this came the failure of one brother to protect another, and as a result, Sonny ends up getting hooked on drugs. However, […]
In my catholic high school, my English teacher praised Walt Whitman…
— Anonymous In my catholic high school, my English teacher praised Walt Whitman yet never once mentioned anything regarding his sexuality. I was surprised to find out how openly gay he was, and how I had never known. Finding out Whitman’s sexuality only enhanced his poetry to me and added a more personal level. Looking […]
