Author Archives: aidanlg

The gap between generations has been a continuous source of conflict between us citizens in real life. It’s no different in No Country for Old Men in which Sheriff Bell struggles to understand the younger generation. The psyche of people such as Chigurh completely allude him and he always is a step behind. Drug relatedContinue reading “Why Bell Fails (No Country)”

As the year comes to a close I thought I would summarize what I thought the meaning of some, but not all, of the novels we read were. To start off with, A Farewell to Arms is mostly about how love can change people and the randomness of life. Both Catherine and Frederic Henry areContinue reading “GAN Recap”

Pudd’nhead Wilson presents many ideas about how a child’s race, birth and nurturing will affect their character years later. I’ll leave out the premise since you should already know it if you’re reading this. The two boys switched at birth look almost identical even to Roxy, so nobody can tell which child is white andContinue reading “Identity in Pudd’nHead Wilson”

Cormac McCarthy has grown to be one of my favorite authors throughout the past year. His style has been the key in keeping me hooked and making sure that the book moves along at a breakneck pace. Perhaps I relate to his simple sentences and seeming lack of respect for syntax, punctuation and grammar butContinue reading “Cormac McCarthy Style”

The honor of being a “Great American Novel” is a pretty loosely defined concept. Despite the obvious qualifications of being American and a novel it is a very highly subjective honor. Despite this, it seems that it is only the “classics” seem to be considered to be a GAN. However, while I can appreciate thatContinue reading “Is The Road a GAN”

When I think back on all the books I’ve liked I seem to agree with most of my classmates on which ones were enjoyable and which ones were… less so. However, one book, which I’ve spent 4 years defending, has unjustly earned the reputation as one of the worst books we’ve had to read inContinue reading “Retrospective Blog #2”

Throughout the past 4 years at BSM I have gotten to read a ton of different books. Some I loved, some I hated, and some I stopped reading because they caused me physical pain. I just wanted to take a moment to talk about the best books I’ve read at BSM. The Curious Incident ofContinue reading “Retrospective Blog Part 1”

The central action that drives every event in the novel Puddn’head Wilson comes from the switching of the two babies by Roxy. The only reason that the babies could be switched without anyone noticing is because of how similar the two babies looked. Despite their appearance, one boy is considered black and one is consideredContinue reading “Puddn’Head Wilson”

 Military victory is oftentimes portrayed as something that is obtained purely through skill. It is seen as a chance to win glory and honor in battle. However, in A Farewell to Arms, whether somebody lives or dies in war is portrayed as a random and indiscriminate event. Many of the deaths in World War 1Continue reading “Practice Blog”