— Anonymous When I first read Samuel Beckett’s play “Endgame,” I don’t understand the meaning of the trash bin. After looking at the discussion board, I find more clear and specific understanding of the trash bin. One idea inspires me a lot is that the trash bin is a signal of generation conflict. In my […]
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It is fascinating to read about Paul Monette’s grief and the epidemic situation caused by “AIDS”
— Anonymous It is fascinating to read about Paul Monette’s grief and the epidemic situation caused by “AIDS” during eighties and nineties. I was not familiar of AIDS until I went to high school. There were many proses, poems, or verses about AIDS. As far I remember from my high school texts, there was a […]
A highly experimental and weird play
— Anonymous I read the play “Endgame” by Samuel Beckett at home after we moved to remote learning. During our current moment of self-quarantine, we are in a similar situation Hamm and other characters are in. We could not go outside, just like Hamm and Clov. Samuel Beckett is a modernist writer and “Endgame” is […]
I found a little piece of me that I did not expect to find in such older works
— Anonymous A “great” work, whether it may be literature, art, music, film etc., should be one that inspires us, makes us feel emotions, and remains relevant throughout time. And, oftentimes, “great” works constantly teach us about what it means to be human and how to be better for ourselves and others. They seem to […]
Honestly reading ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ made me think more about my own mortality…
— 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 […]
