Reading Garcia Marquez’s “The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Erendira and Her Heartless Grandmother,” makes me question the extent of family deity. As children, most of us are taught to respect the elders and to listen to what our parents/guardians tell us to do. While we may not always like what we are told [...]
When I was applying for colleges and scholarships during my Senior year of High School, I remembered that being “Asian/Chinese” was considered a “minority.” The idea that Asian people are considered a minority when there is such a large population size of Asian people struck me as absurd. Eventually, the absurdity of that idea passed.
Until [...]
Reading Metamorphosis, I cannot help but question the humanity of Gregor’s parents. Prior to his transformation, he was seen as the breadwinner of the family. He takes up a job that he hates and finds exhausting, but he does it anyway and is willing to continue for five or six years more, in [...]
Did any of you read the memoir Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert? Below is the link for a discussion that the author did on TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), advising us to find our own genius, which I think is a great follow-up per our conversation in class today on Self-Reliance.
http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbe…
A lot of what she [...]
The conversation between Gretchen and Faust in the garden was interesting because it almost seemed as if Faust was not even listening to Gretchen, which is something couples who have lost their connection seem to do. They would talk but not really listen to each other. Faust would answer her questions in the vaguest way [...]