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“No Country for Old Men” by Cormac Mccarthy focused mainly on the war on drugs, and educated many people on an issue that is often forgotten about. This issue with drugs is something that I feel is just as prevalent today as it was in the novel, which might be controversial to some people. IContinue reading “No Country for Old Men Controversy”

“No Country for Old Men” by Cormac McCarthy, is an action packed novel, never once boring its audience. The novel immediately begins with action, when Chigurh escapes the sheriff and proceeds to kill him and take his car, and then immediately killing someone else. It is quite shocking, and as the novel progresses we seeContinue reading “No Country For Old Men Reflection”

Throughout the novel “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin, the main character, Edna Pontellier tries to escape her motherly responsibilities. Edna is very unlike most of other mothers, in general, and in the novel there is a large contrast between Edna and her friend Adele, who is the perfect mother and woman in that time period.Continue reading “The Not-so Motherly Edna Pontellier”

I decided to make a playlist for Louis Zamperini’s life. Not necessarily of the type of music that I picture him listening to, but more so the type of music that describes his life and everything he went through. The majority of the songs are about surviving, and Louis’ immense strength which amazed me asContinue reading “Louis Zamperini’s Soundtrack”

Louis Zamperini was admirable to me from the moment I begun the novel “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. From the start of the novel, his mischief and his title as a “one boy insurgency” (44) intrigued me. As the novel progressed, his treatment of other characters is what begun to stand out to me. While onContinue reading “Louis Zamperini’s Impressive Treatment of Others”

When I began to write this blog post, I wanted to take it in the direction of art because I really liked the assignment we did on online school where we connected art to the book. So, I looked up Day of the Locust and the first thing I saw was this film cover, whichContinue reading “Day of the Locust – A Film”

The concept of “Great American Novels” never really crossed my mind until this year. I could figure out what one was, but the constraints of it were a mystery to me. It was fascinating to craft the criteria for a Great American Novel, and the “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck fits into every category,Continue reading “A Great American Novel”

Something that stood out to me throughout the book “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck is how similar the Okies are treated in comparison to African Americans at the time. There are so many similarities that stand out to me between them- how the Okies pick cotton as slaves used to do, how the threatContinue reading “How It Feels To Be an Okie”

Throughout the book “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway, it is well known that Catherine and Frederic are in love. They may display it in different ways, but they are in love. Catherine displays it earlier on in the novel, with her every move being to serve and worship Frederic. Frederic, on the otherContinue reading “A Strange Love”

Comparison of Catherine Barkley and Helen Ferguson: Catherine seems to have more of a personality. She is unlike most women, in that she can read Henry and see that this is initially more of a game to him. Henry is immediately drawn to Catherine when he arrives, for she has more of a mysterious nature.Continue reading “Short Blog Post Practice”