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Posted on April 17, 2012

Franzen is really playing with what a romantic relationship is. Patty’s relationship with both Richard and Walter, Joey’s relationship with Connie, Richards relationship with other women, no one has a “regular” relationship with their partner. So then two questions arises from this … Continue reading →

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Revelation and Southland Tales

Posted on March 1, 2012

So the first thing that caught my attention was the whole ‘end of the world’ bit. The idea of the world ending frightens and intrigues me. The book made me want to reread the book of Revelation. I found so much humor … Continue reading →

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Is the Real something we want?

Posted on February 16, 2012

Page 20-21 the piano teacher This passage really interested me. The idea of it is that this piano teacher said she wanted her student to do a multiple of sexual acts that were violent and masochistic. The student responded by shutting … Continue reading →

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A reality of fear

Posted on January 26, 2012

After finishing White Noise, i really stop and thought about what this book was getting at. There are so much going on in the book, I found it easy to get distracted. First i thought back to the scene at … Continue reading →

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Books, media, and society issues

Posted on January 9, 2012

I found Jonathan Franzen’s essay “How to be Alone” slightly depressing, i feel the way he attempts to challenge his community ultimately led to his ‘depression’; l but i understand where he is coming from. He is trying to enlighten … Continue reading →

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