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The national afterlife

Posted on March 21, 2012

On page 295, Claire says, “[Memorials are] our nation’s afterlife.” I think this line has something to do with the role or idea of memorials in society, their purpose. Memorial comes from Latin, and has the obvious connection to “memory.” Kahn’s … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s an actor/viewer/consumer/product

Posted on February 29, 2012

Wallace’s “Fictional Futures” deals with the Contemporary Young Writers in their culture and vs. the older generation. Some of the things he wrote made me think of Southland Tales though, basically through the medium of TV, its ubiquity in the … Continue reading →

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the final German lesson in White Noise

Posted on January 25, 2012

“I went to one last lesson. The walls and windows were obscured by accumulated objects, which seemed now to be edging toward the middle of the room. The bland-faced man before me closed his eyes and spoke, reciting useful tourist … Continue reading →

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avoidance of the “now”

Posted on January 9, 2012

“Why Bother?” and “Postmodernism as Liberty Vance” seemed to be working towards the same goal of defining some aspect of the novel within contemporary times. The way both essays were written describes the styles available to a writer then. Franzen’s … Continue reading →

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