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Author Archives: susan
POETRY: A Clash of Wills
I am not afraid of thee. Though silken wings brush soft until the stillness falls. I have power too, that paused the hands of gods in mere the knowing. But gentle is my way, the path of compromise. And if … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: 100 Years – Subtlety in Symbolism
Of which Marquez wants nothing to do with. He prefers to make his intrigueing symbols and metaphors bold and strong. Remember the indelible crosses of ash on the seventeen sons of Aureliano? Here’s what they were for: "During the course … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: 100 Years – Secrets
Needless to say, this book shall live on my shelves forever. May indeed, be crispy-fried along with me and buried in a tiny cherrywood coffin neath a rock out in the woods beyond my home. Or not really this one, … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – Reading Deeper
I am feeling clownish and ridiculous in my interpretations, unworthy of analysis of this great book that I in ignorance somehow justify in applying to my own small self. My thoughts are amateur and self-serving, and I am missing the … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – Reflection
Admittedly there are realities that have kept me from breezing through this novel at a quicker pace, but those same realities are simultaneously changing my perception of what I am reading. Just as a reader brings the past to his … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – The Ice
I had been wondering about the ice that fascinated Jose Arcadio Buendia when the gypsies brought it to Macondo. And the reference to it in the first sentence of the novel. I am not satisfied that it had no more … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – Transitioning
There is no doubt that with one hundred years to play with, Marquez need be a master at timeline in sequential, foreshadowing, backplay (my own term), and tieing everything in so that it runs as smoothly and accurately as a…well, … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – On Solitude
The terms solitude or solitary have been coming at me fast and furious, no longer hinted at by Marquez, but given us with small examples: "Taciturn, silent, insensible to the new breath of vitality that was shaking the house, Colonel … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – Symbols of Symbols
"Then Colonel Aureliano Buendia took down the bar and saw at the door seventeen men of the most varied appearance, of all types and colors, but all with a solitary air that would have been enough to identify them anywhere … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: 100 Years – Writing Technique
I am happy to say that I think I have incorporated a couple more layers of understanding into my reading. I can follow story, relate to it from some form of experience, find philosophical meaning, dig deeper into metaphor, still … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: 100 Years – Input & Output
As much as we put into reading and make it what it becomes for us, we draw a certain amount out and it becomes us as well. Aureliano goes through his childhood home, removing himself from it in bits and … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Words of History
Neha, Cristopher, Steve, and Gabriel have gotten me thinking on words and history and context and time. We were explorers, invaders, discoverers, pilgrims, slaves and immigrants, refugees, boat people, and illegal aliens. Time has a say in how we are … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: 100 Years
I must say, I’ve come a bit down off my high since Jose died. I’m in the second half of the book, and besides some catching up on the new generation, there appears to be a political bend to the … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: John Cheever’s “The Swimmer”
Well, a few weeks into the fall semester and once again, The Swimmer is the biggest hit of my weblog (I’m not linking to it here–let them dig!). What astounds me is the number of times a yahooer comes back … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: 100 Years – Symbolism or Suspension of Belief?
Regardless of method of control, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is writing for the reader to give him/her the most opportunity to create. As I’ve mentioned, there is little color, and what is offered is intense: white houses painted blue or red, … Continue reading Continue reading
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology