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Desire
In class we talked about Desire. And what did we say? That desires can never be met so if we ever do get something we desired our feeling of desire goes away (which would suggest that so would any value … Continue reading
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Representing America But Also Kind Of Not [Just], Sometimes : Blog Post #4
Freedom has been called the Great American Novel, yes?, so this means that consciously representing America would be one of the main goals, right? So I think this is accurate but at some points in the novel I get kind … Continue reading
The Submission – Post #3
One of the main things that shapes The Submission is its focus on characters: it follows one after the other around, switching, kind of like all of them are the protagonist at one point or another, in a way. I think … Continue reading
Blog Post 2: Southland Tales —— Kelley King In Southland tales, the phrase “Nobody rocks the cock like Krysta Pow” is said a lot, and I feel that one could read this in a way that relates to capitalism (which … Continue reading
Blog Post #1 – Kelley King
Zizek talks about the polar ways in which people view 9-11 – that Americans are innocent victims of this tragedy, or that Americans have at least partial responsibility in this event. Zizek says, “This, of course, in no way entails … Continue reading
