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ENGL 353. Fall 2019. Dr. Scanlon.

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happy finals!!

hello friends, I have done a few digital collages for the final! the process involved a spreadsheet of all the times a given word was used in each book and/or pdf, a doc compiling all of the fragments/phrases/sentences, and a

Bekah December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

I’m not tryna say Fokir deserved to die but..

As much as I admire our collective hatred for Kanai, I can’t help but think that if he were to die rather than Fokir, he would be made into a martyr. Not solely for the fact he attempts to ‘change,’

Bekah November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

Does Fokir “have to” die?

Let me start off by saying that I am not completely content with the end of this book. If Fokir is going to die, I would rather it be in a more exciting way, like getting mauled by a tiger

Elisabeth November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Blog 3 Comments Read more

men, am I right

Today’s discussion of Kanai really sent my mind back to Jack in A Japanese Nightingale because there’s this simultaneous question of whether or not we’re meant to like the guy, and if so, in what ways could we possibly give

Bekah November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

Marriage in The Hungry Tide

As I’ve been reading further into The Hungry Tide, I’ve started to notice a recurring theme surrounding marriage. All three marriages we have seen so far in the narrative (Piya’s parents, Fokir and Moyna, and Nilima and Nirmal) have been

MichelleZ November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

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