The three outside of class stories I have read are Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty, and The Return by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o. I didn't really understand Hills like White Elephants so I dont think I could make a strong thesis out of that one. The Sniper I understood and actually felt the tension and stress and found it really interesting, even if having occured in a short short time frame. War changes a man and I think that that is showed through O'Flaherty's description of the main character and his facial expression as well as his eyes and how he moves as well as his emotions towards killing people after the fact and his curiosity towards who the person was. I might be able to expand on this, but I'm not sure...
I semi-understoon The Return but coulsnt figure out what culture Kamau was from, and the words like "wazungu" and how there is "bride price" as well as how he really wanted a son, which indicates that maybe he lived in a patriarchal society, male dominant, but I dont know, that could just be World History getting to me...
All in all I really liked the last two stories I read, not so much the first one, and maybe I could make thesis out of one?? Not sure though, I ight have to read a few more, or maybe just one... who knows??
Week's Reading:
The Mark of Athena
10/25 10 minutes, 15 pages
3 minutes, 5 pages
10/26 10 minutes, 19 pages
10/27 60 minutes, 75 pages
Short Stories:
Hills like White Elephants 25 minutes, 3 pages (I had to reread to understand and go back to get some stuff)
The Sniper 15 minutes, 3 pages
The Return 27 minutes, 4 pages (same situation with Hills)
* spell check isn't working at the moment so sorry if there are any mistakes*
I read the exact same 3 stories and have the exact same mindset as you. I agree that Hills Like White Elephants was just way too confusing, but I really like your approach to The Sniper. The Return was an interesting story but I think your thesis could be easier fit to The Sniper. I also found the WHAP comment hilarious because I was thinking the same thing while reading The Return.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mckenzie! I'm doing The Return, everyone is probably doing The Sniper... You got the WHAP comment? Yay! I was hoping someone would get it:)
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