Carson Leigh PenderApril 26I do find Saunders’ question at issue in Lincoln in the Bardo to be quite loaded because the goal is that we are ultimately supposed to…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderApril 12The bardo is the space between death and the afterlife. It functions in Saunders’ book as a space where all of these characters, who have…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderApril 5I think fiction writing helps Leo with his anxiety over becoming invisible because he is able to preserve his imagination and his…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderMarch 29Studying texts and their meaning is important because literature is one of the only vessels through which history, storytelling, and the…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderMarch 22I agree with several of the points Semuel’s makes in their article on choose your own adventure games because I definitely think these…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderMarch 1 ResponseI think The Great Gatsby is taught to teenagers because a major motif in the novel is the ~mysteriousness~ of Gatsby, even though he’s a…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderFeb. 22 ResponseI definitely enjoy reading The Great Gatsby as a graphic novel because, I mean, all graphic novels are fun. Especially now, though, I…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderFeb. 15 ResponseI have definitely read The Great Gatsby before, and I’ve seen the 2013 adaptation. I’ve only read it once and it was right before the…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderFeb. 8 ResponseI think being involved in the narrative can be limiting because a major part of the thrill of reading is being an outside observer. It…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
Carson Leigh PenderJan. 18 Response“The Garden of Forking Paths” problematizes the authority of history books because there is never one definitive truth when it comes to…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021