The Cuban Swimmer was an interested read for me because I was trying so hard to visual it as i read.
Imagining it as a play really forced me to use my imagination since the whole story took place on a boat in the middle of the ocean.
overall it was an interesting read and dealt realistically with the idea of a "family dream" and how sometimes we take on our parents passions to make them proud or impress them.
Margarita almost lost her life at sea trying to impress her father, but ultimately she realized that if she was going to succeed she had to do it for herself first, not him.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Oedipus
Oedipus was my least favorite story in the course. For some reason it just didn't register with me like the others. Maybe because I didn't enjoy the irony much, i've read "dark" stories but this was damn right brutal. haha
I respect what they did and like the references towards fate and not being able to escape your "destiny" but this just wasn't the story for me.
The Sound of Thunder
The Sound of Thunder is an awesome story and example of Ray Bradbury's genius. This was another story I read previous to this course but didn't fully process until this second read.
In it he talks about the dangers of time travel in such a powerful and poetic way. Bradbury's ability to tell a science fiction story in such a unique way made him such a icon in literature, this piece easily being one of his most vivid and well written short stories.
The part that stood out to me the most was when he described the Tyrannosaur Rex. The way he setup the scene and described his teeth and scales was amazing.
In it he talks about the dangers of time travel in such a powerful and poetic way. Bradbury's ability to tell a science fiction story in such a unique way made him such a icon in literature, this piece easily being one of his most vivid and well written short stories.
The part that stood out to me the most was when he described the Tyrannosaur Rex. The way he setup the scene and described his teeth and scales was amazing.
the yellow wallpaper
This was easily my favorite story of the course for a few reasons and took me 2 reads to process.
I based my research paper on "The Yellow Wallpaper" because of the fact that when I first read I felt like it was based more on her Postpartum depression than anything else.
Upon second read I caught on to the connection between her obsession with the wallpaper and issues in her relationship. I then realized the story had more to do with women and the way they were treated in that time frame than anything else.
It was a well put together story and really shined a light on how far we've come since the time period in which it was written.
I based my research paper on "The Yellow Wallpaper" because of the fact that when I first read I felt like it was based more on her Postpartum depression than anything else.
Upon second read I caught on to the connection between her obsession with the wallpaper and issues in her relationship. I then realized the story had more to do with women and the way they were treated in that time frame than anything else.
It was a well put together story and really shined a light on how far we've come since the time period in which it was written.
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