Author Archives: b.shturman

One of the areas in which I feel I have improved throughout the course of this semester is in class participation. I greatly appreciate our group discussions and our circular seating arrangement which encourages this larger conversation. It is beneficial … Continue reading →

What are some common themes that you found between The Life of a Sensuous Woman and Bartleby the Scrivener? What do these themes tell us about the human condition? Do these similar themes explain how the main character eventually end up on the same path … Continue reading →

One omnipresent theme throughout this work is that accepting defeat is not the end; it’s actually just the beginning. As Tao states, one must “accept disgrace willingly and misfortune as a human condition”. By incorporating this belief, that not everyone could succeed, … Continue reading →