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Week 16 (05/13)
Sundiata as amazing. Both as a character and as a piece of writing. The Griot is the best character in my honest opinion. I love a good narrator. The Griot sounds like a wise and bitter older sibling. The way that he describes humans, as primitive and sheep-like entities that constantly need a leader. There […]
Week 15 (05/06)
Sundiata is one of my favorite reads of the semester. I enjoy when I can connect to a text (although it is not necessary for me to connect to a text in order to enjoy it), and I had none of that all semester. I am not Christian, I am not Catholic, I do not […]
Week 14 (04/29)
As I mentioned in previous posts, I very much enjoyed Dante’s The Inferno along side analyzing it with modern recreations or work that was inspired by it. In Canto 15, Dante meets Brunetto Latini and Ser Brunetto, individuals whom of which were sources of inspiration for Dante. What is interesting is how Dante chooses to put […]
Week 12 (04/15)
Reading the inferno was a very interesting experience, as I had played the PS4 game, Dante’s Inferno, where you play as the crusader who is on a journey to rescue his lover in paradise. I have also watched several anime that focus on the idea of the deadly sins, the firs was Fullmetal Alchemist, a story of […]
Week 11 (04/08)
As mentioned in my last entry,the witches are agents that spur Macbeth into action. Lady Macbeth, is interesting. While primarily viewed as an agent for encouraging Macbeth to kill the king, she plays a definite larger overarching role in the tragedy of Macbeth. By playing on the aspect of manhood, it is Lady Macbeth who […]
Week 10 (04/01)
I have always loved Shakespeare. growing up, I had watched and read several renditions of his works. Naturally, I was excited to read Macbeth, a play I had never got the chance to get my prepubescent hands on. Macbeth is the tale of an army general, who is told by the supernatural beings, witches, that […]
Week 9 (03/25)
I did not enjoy Oedipus the kind very much.Although i am both a self proclaimed writer (poetry mainly) and an avid reader, I do not like the olden styles of writing. This almost ancient story and writing style detaches me from the story as it almost seems to drag on for me, although the piece […]
Week 8 (03/18)
In the Odyssey, women play a completely different role than is commonly seen in literature. Although this was written at a time where women were seen as objects and means of sex. They were dominated and held to the standards that they account for men’s need. However, in the writing of Homer, women are depicted as the opposite. […]
Week 7 (03/11)
In the first few books of the Odyssey, it is clear the that Gods are more like intelligent meddlers. The God’s depict the future of humans as well as how their lives will play out. Gods have the ability to affect a human’s fate. They intervene in their lives, either positively or negatively. This is made clear in […]
Week 6 (03/04)
John the Baptist, as his name depicts, is a Baptist. He preaches in the wilderness of Judea (Matt. 3:1) and speaks the word of the kingdom of heaven. He travels around Jerusalem, baptisting people as they confess their sins. He told the people of Jesus, and his predetermined arrival. When Jesus did arrive, John the Baptist was […]
