“The Perforated Sheet,” by Salman Rushdie “Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid Global Literature that blurs national boundaries and shines the light on cultural identities This week’s readings centered around Global Literature in the 20th and 21st centuries. The theme for this week’s readings was the pieces of work that blurred national boundaries and went in depthContinue reading “Literary Blog #8”
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Literary Blog #7
Post-Holocaust literature and the theme of dehumanization “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen,” by Taduesz Borowski “The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman,” by Clarice Lispector There is an overwhelming sense of dehumanization from this week’s readings. The author uses several literary elements to emphasize that theme. The post-holocaust time period is one thatContinue reading “Literary Blog #7”
Literary Blog #6
Latin American culture and the use of magical realism ““Death Constant Beyond Love,” by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, “And of Clay Are We Created,” by Isabel Allende This week’s readings centered around Latin American literature and focused on literary elements like the use of magical realism. The cultural theme from this week’s readings intertwined fate and theContinue reading “Literary Blog #6”
Literary Blog #5
The importance of national identity in African American culture “Chike’s School Days” by Chinua Achebe “Notes of a Native Son,” by James Baldwin This week’s readings explored excerpts from African American literature. The central theme of the readings was a strong sense of national identity and what it means to African American culture. The readerContinue reading “Literary Blog #5”
Literary Blog #4
Native American Spirituality “The Night Chant (Orature Section)” from Navajo Ceremony “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko The cultural theme that can be seen in this week’s readings is the importance of spirituality to Native American tribes. Spirituality was an integral part of the identity for Native American individuals. The reader can interpret from bothContinue reading “Literary Blog #4”
Literary Blog #3
The importance of traditions in Eastern Literature “Sealed off” -Zhang Ailing 1943 “Man of La Mancha” -Chu T’Ien-Hsin 1994 This week’s theme in our readings was modernization. The readings are from the 19th and 20th century. They are influential stories for Eastern literature as they began to exude Western Literature characteristics. “Diary of a Madman”Continue reading “Literary Blog #3”
Literary Blog #2
Understanding Wen in Eastern Literature and the theme of spiritual connections This week’s readings centered around poetic pieces and literary elements that are not commonly seen in Western literature. Wen is one of those literature elements. Have them read the excerpt by Longxi to help further the understanding of what Wen means and how itContinue reading “Literary Blog #2”
Literary Blog #1
The power of choices in multi-cultural literature pieces “The Guest” by Camus “The Metamorphosis” by Kafka From this week’s readings, there was an overwhelming theme throughout the passages that we analyzed. That theme was one that could be seen as a Christian parable and also just about choices and the powerlessness we sometimes feel weContinue reading “Literary Blog #1”
