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Category Archives: LITERATURE
LITERATURE: Next Up: Henderson The Rain King
This Saul Bellow novel was not my first choice. I pulled out three possibilities from the shelves: Barth’s Lost in the Fun House, Cortazar’s Hopscotch, and On the Nature of Things by Lucretius. Since I’m only halfway through Borges’ Ficciones, … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Ficciones – The Babylon Lottery
This one hit home, though perhaps it’s not something to relate to willingly. On a personal level, I see the value to a randomness over which there could be no reasonable control. Why? Because organization in many ways to many … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: The Awakening – Finale
Finished this novel last night, being a bit surprised by the ending but wondering as I came close how Chopin would wrap things up in a few pages. Unfortunately, I felt that it was done with the same lack of … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Comment Spam
Too bad. There was a very intelligent comment placed on one of my posts on The Awakening but for some reason something didn’t seem quite right about it. Perhaps because of its length, its overall focus on the theme and … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Awakening – Character and Story Development
Chopin had the opportunity for–and in fact has been credited with–raising the consciousness of her readers of the time regarding the subservient position women held in their own households. Perhaps it is my own mistaken notion that her protagonist is … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Awakening – Sociological & Historical Reference
It is easy to see why this novel, written by Chopin in 1899 might have caused such an uproar. In such times, the life the protagonist, Edna, leads is very much in keeping with the norms of society, that is, … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Awakening – Conflict and Story
Well I’ve gotten halfway through this novel of Kate Chopin’s without posting so far but felt I should keep to my tradition of commenting as I read. While there’s no special moments that struck me particularly on the writing, I … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Ficciones – More on The Circular Ruins
I’ve read a few paragraphs of the next story in Borges’ anthology and yet come back around to this story. Patterns, looking for patterns. I come up with circles: birth and death and rebirth, sleep and wakefulness in an endless … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Ficciones – The Circular Ruins
I’ve read this short story twice and still feel that I’m missing something and just don’t have it quite right. The story is about a man who travels to a site of what was once a sacred spot dedicated to … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Next Up – Kate Chopin’s The Awakening
The Awakening should be very different from what I’ve been reading lately, and quite a contrast to my ongoing foray into the mind of Borges. This novel should also call for additional reading powers: noting historical and social significance beyond … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Something Wicked This Way Comes – Finale
I’ve mentioned in prior posts my admiration of Ray Bradbury’s writing: terrific imagery; great buildup of story via foreshadowing; excellent character development using dialogue, interaction, point of view insight; excellent form implementing plot that constructs blocks of relative traits of … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE:Something Wicked.. – STYLE!
I’ve been planning a post on a phantasmagorical story by Borges, but this, this must come first… An action-packed scary dark night battle between boy and witch; boy on a rooftop, witch in a balloon-hanging basket. Exciting as all get-out. … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Something Wicked… – Simile & Metaphor
Ever on the alert for the mellifluous metaphor, the sizzling simile that strikes to the heart, runs upstairs to the brain, finds a corner and settles in forever, I find Bradbury to be generous of creative use in smoothing the … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Something Wicked… – Well-Rounded
It’s easy to see why Bradbury is held by so many in such high esteem as a writer. The particular brand of horror he brings to story would have an appeal to a diverse group. I believe that horror is … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Ficciones – Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote
The amazing audacity of it: the concept of rewriting Cervantes’ Don Quixote exactly word for word without referencing, and yet come up with different meaning. This is the premise of Borges’ story. For me the glory is not in the … Continue reading Continue reading
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