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The Waste Land
Poetry is often confusing when at a first glance. T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is no different. However, during closer readings, and while thinking about it, this poem is sad and yet intriguing. One of the longest poems I’ve … Continue reading →Continue reading →
Kafka and Gilman
I stated in my Frankenstein blog post that Frankenstein was my most favourite read to date in Arts One, but The Metamorphosis and The Yellow Wallpaper is a close second. One thing that irked me while reading The Metamorphosis is … Continue reading →Continue reading →
The Waste Land: Thoughts
So going into today’s seminar, to be honest here.. I didn’t really have a good grasp at all on this poem. Not saying that my understanding of it is amazing or anything, but I mean, it definitely improved upon talking … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Wasteland
At first I thought I had already read this piece and it turns out that I had not. I particularly have a fond of satirical poems type things and other poems, this poem, The Wasteland, is definitely not genre I have ever read before. Wow, is this poem ever different and I thought I was […]Continue reading →
Civilizations and its discontents
From my experiences from readings, I have found that I tend to enjoy the more literary pieces, such as Frankenstein, The Odyssey, Oedipus Rex, Medea, The Tempest, and the like. Freud was a good read and I particularly thought it was a read that was easier than most to follow. As stated in the lecture, […]Continue reading →
The Waste Land
When I opened up the poem and looked at the first line, I was immediately thrown back to grade 12. Not because I’d read it before, but because in my writer’s craft class the teacher used to give us prompts … Continue reading →Continue reading →
For a Wasteland, it’s rather vibrant
T.S. Eliott’s Wasteland was confusing. All those imagery pretty much filled my senses like, as Kevin said, a minature movie reel playing. Wait.. HOLD THAT THOUGHT… If it’s a Wasteland, it’s certainly not a poetical or a wasteland that’s not … Continue reading → Continue reading →
The Waste(d) Land
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the movie “World’s Greatest Dad”. I think I’ll get this off my chest first – I’ve never been a fan of poetry. What I am about to explain about that could be attributed to any other form of expression too I assume – music, movies, novels – but personally […]Continue reading →
Whose Waste Land?
The first time reading through this, I was curious to read all the footnotes (regardless of reading Kevin’s blog just before hand) because I found them interesting in themselves, and at times useful. Let’s just say that I’m really grateful … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Thoughts on The Waste Land
Honestly this poem was extremely frustrating to read, and I’m sure others in our class agree. I found it interesting that he included allusions from many other sources in order to create something very new and personal, but at the … Continue reading → Continue reading →