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Written by the Students of Baruch College

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I have read Hedda Gabler previously, but I went back to the text to refresh my memory…

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— Anonymous I have read Hedda Gabler previously, but I went back to the text to refresh my memory to write this. I thought it would be easy, given I have so much time to read during the quarantine. However, I find it difficult to do much of any classwork at home. I would usually […]

Honestly reading ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ made me think more about my own mortality…

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— Patricia Alvarado Honestly reading ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ made me thing more about my own mortality and what people will remember about me. Ivan led a regular life he was a a run of the mill guy. Having this pause in my life happen if i’ve thought more about what I want to […]

The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, I would regard as a Great Work…

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— Patricia Alvarado The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, I would regard as a Great Work. A great work is reading that is versatile and relatable to the general public. The Confessions are intriguing in the sense that it is an autobiography and written in a way that at first glance, that is was a story. […]

There were many scenes in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame story that interests me…

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— Anonymous There were many scenes in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame story that interests me. To me this took me on an interesting roller-coaster from making me laugh in the beginning to making me feel sort of sorry for some of the characters. The main two characters Hamm and Clov always seem to have an argument […]

The play of “Hedda Gabler” takes place during a monumental time…

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— Jason Chen The play of “Hedda Gabler” takes play during a monumental time period of the 19th century as the country is rapidly changing and innovation is booming. The storyline is interesting as it highlights the complexity of different perspectives, interconnectedness, and realism. The use of secrecy and emotional connection that the author invokes […]

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