— Anonymous My definition of a great work of literature is one with characters who you understand why they are they way they are, and why they do the things that they do, whether you agree with them or not, I think it is very important to understand their motives throughout the text. I also […]
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Social and gender constraints established by society are momentarily pushed aside
— Anonymous The piece I chose to write about is “Song of Myself, XI” a poem by Walt Whitman. I am writing about this piece in the comfort of my own room, sitting at my desk. I believe this will allow me to give a free-flowing, concentrated opinion on the work as I see it, […]
Uncomfortable to see their cross-generational relationship
— Anonymous After reading the short story “Miss Lora” by Junto Diaz, we could see that Miss Lora is compelling to the main character, Yunior. Miss Lora is a middle-aged teacher while Yunior is a high school student. When I first read the story, it made me uncomfortable to see their cross-generational relationship. Miss Lora […]
The poem does deal with intoxication but not of the drinking kind
— Jose Marin When I first read “In my eyes he matches the gods” by Sappho, it was my first time reading this work of literature. I had read the short poem two days before meeting in class so that I could have a lengthy discussion. Of course, for my own knowledge, I read the […]
Childhood Memories
— Anonymous The following response will be based on “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor. Firstly, I want to say that I am someone who does not like to read a lot. Whenever I read a text which consists of too many complex words, I tend to get bored as I keep going looking for […]
