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Throughout the novel The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, foreshadowing is ever so present as Edna’s death is hinted at in multiple ways. Edna does not fit in with society and she strives to be free from society. Edna is constantly not happy with her marriage, lifestyle, and her role as a mother after she visitsContinue reading “Edna’s Death”

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”

I found the format of The Color Purple interesting. By breaking the story up into ninety-one letters, Alice Walker is able to write from the perspective of Celie, conveying events in a retrospective sense while also making the emotion feel more raw and genuine. She writes at first to God and later to her sisterContinue reading “Short Blog #6”

I think that The Call of The Wild should be considered a great American Novel because of the American context, style, author and theme.  Also, a big part of this book being considered a great American novel for me is the character Buck because I think readers can connect to him.             The Call ofContinue reading “GAN Criteria for The Call of The Wild”

Last night I watched the 2007 movie, No Country for Old Men. It very closely followed the book only adding/ removing some parts that I wish they could have been present. The movie’s three main characters were cast very well with Josh Brolin (Llewelyn Moss), Javier Bardem (Chigurh) and one of my favorite actors, TommyContinue reading “No Country for Old Men Movie “Review””

While reading Pudd’nhead Wilson, I unlocked a memory of a movie I had watched years ago but had repressed deep into my mind. Monte Carlo is a 2011 Selena Gomez movie that involves a poor tourist switching places with an ultra rich princess during a vacation in Monte Carlo (thus the title). Considering the targetedContinue reading “Short Blog #5”

This was a very interesting novel to read. If I am being completely honest I did not really enjoy it very much and found myself somewhat confused by all the action happening throughout the book. I have personally never really been one for action filled novels but this one specifically I did not enjoy. WhileContinue reading “No Country For Old Men- Thoughts”

No Country for Old Men, written by Cormac McCarthy, is a quickly paced novel that is very interesting to read. Though it’s a short text, it digs deep into the complexities of the protagonist. The reader is able to look into the psychology behind the characters, mainly Sheriff Bell. I think a major reason whyContinue reading “No Country for Old Men”

“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”

When I read White Fang a while ago I remember the section where White Fang was forced to fight other dogs and at one point a lynx was thrown in there. It really bothers me that people even to this day make innocent animals fight each other to death in an unhealthy manner. It’s sadContinue reading “Short Blog #2”