Author Archives: jdias2

The scene where Nazneen watched ice skating on T.V and then she decided to go ice skating was enjoyable. Ice skating for Nazneen was a sign of freedom or liberty. A lot of my classmates wrote about this symbol and … Continue reading →

It seems very redundant to say what I have to say because everyone else has said it. But no one can ignore the sexual repression that Nazneen experiences. One of my classmates mentioned that they had to re-read the part … Continue reading →

I enjoyed reading this story. Although, like some of my other classmates have stated, I had a hard time deciphering who was who in the beginning. Maybe I am slow. When Nazneen moved to London from Bangledesh it was a … Continue reading →

I understood the distinction Parker made about the two colonies (Settlers and Occupational). He also talked about the British colonies invading on the other colonies but I was a little confused about this chapter. I guess I just need some … Continue reading →

I agree with my classmates’ post about how reading Macbeth this time around was much different from the time I read it in High school. I noticed Lady Macbeth but I did not really pay attention to her role in … Continue reading →

I was going to write my individual post about what theme was visible in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Before I start I would like to say that I LOVE Shakespeare. I have always enjoyed reading his plays in high school and I … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this story. It brings awareness to how oblivious we are to respecting other cultures around us sometimes. I am very used to the American woman, being a house wife as well as being business minded. But I … Continue reading →

I agree with my classmates response on presentism. While reading the chapter I thought it was important and so I was super excited when i logged on to the blog and found out someone else wrote on it as well. … Continue reading →

I always had the understanding that in the Islamic culture, women did not have many rights as the American cultured women do. So in the story I was not surprised to the father’s actions with him beating and oppressing the … Continue reading →

I always had the understanding that in the Islamic culture, women did not have many rights as the American cultured women do. So in the story I was not surprised to the father’s actions with him beating and oppressing the … Continue reading →

I discovered that the Red convertible was a symbol depicting the relationship between Henry and Lyman. They both traveled in the car and went on many adventures with it. The car symbolized their youth and the fun that they had … Continue reading →

One of our classmates mentioned how they learned about Psychoanalysis in another class and so did I. When I learned about it we discussed it’s meaning but however we did not discuss its purpose or relevancy to an author or … Continue reading →

I was reading some of the posts this morning and I came across an interesting one. “julelzroyal” posted about the theme of Race being found in Morrison’s Retacliff. I agree with “Julelzroyal” because I did find it interesting how Morrison … Continue reading →

Question: Overall I believe that I understood the chapter. I remember briefly discussing deconstruction in one of my other classes last semester. I understand how the theory is important for literature and also how double reading is important especially for … Continue reading →

Line 57 “I was ten when they buried you. At twenty I tried to die And get back, back, back to you. I thought even the bones would do.” I found this line important in the poem. Many critics interpret … Continue reading →