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I want to talk about yams.
Among my high school friend group, we have a running joke; whenever there is an awkward silence someone chips in “I want to talk about yams.” (Yes, we’re dorks.) As this joke was established before my time in HK, the only info that I was given about this inside joke was that Lorraine wanted to […]
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A little rant over here
Hello, So I’ve already done my blogging for this week, but I felt the need to post a little rant, and since it has everything to do with Arts One here it is: I’ve heard multiple comments from my peers … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Things Fall Into Place
I really appreciated the lecture today on Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”. Comparing how Heart of Darkness are so different in their approach really struck me. When I read Heart of Darkness, I had the feeling of being on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →
things fall apart
this will be a short one, definitely. i have very little i feel like “exploring” or analyzing about this book. i have a question instead, which i sort of mentioned during seminar, but allow me to elaborate for a little while. while reading this book i found myself thinking of trouillot and his discussion of […]
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Things Fall Apart
Something that stood out to me in Things Fall Apart is how the missionaries use the strategy of attracting the outcasts and the poorer members of each village first. It interested me because when i started reading the book, in part 1, i found a lot of the native customs to be quite odd and illogical. […]
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in defense of Conrad, the racist and mysoginist? i know, i was surprised too.
after reading and discussing Conrad and HoD for the second time in my academic career, I have resolved that at least at this point in time I am a fan. I do not see Conrad or HoD as fundamentally racist … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Things Could Fall Together Better
So today’s lecture was about Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, but really it just felt like a lot about the issue of racism between Conrad and Achebe. Now I’m not complaining. I think it’s an interesting topic, and one I focused … Continue reading → Continue reading →
things are indeed falling apart
soooo my thoughts are things fall apart are rather surface level, i apologize. with a novel like this it takes me a little to process exactly whats happening and the lecture today left me thinking even more about the book! … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Remake;Remodel
The closer we get to the end the more I find myself appreciating the Stream B theme. Everything is starting to tie all together, and I believe I am making more sense out of everything we have read so far. In retrospect, the past things we have read have more importance and significance. I greatly […] Continue reading →
Things Fall Apart
I am not afraid to admit that I am not a fan of Heart of Darkness. I respect that it is a well-written work that was quite pivotal in its time, but it is just not the style of literature that I enjoy reading and/or analyzing. In my high school English class we read Heart […] Continue reading →
