The End.
by kenwardt
Phew almost forgot about writing this blog post. I was thinking about how funny (to me) it would be if I did what Jon brought up in class before (how to his surprise, no student has just written cuss words 400 times to meet the word count for the blog) but I have decided against it! I thought it would be an injustice to how far I’ve come throughout this course, and the amount of literature I can reflect on in this post.
To start off, one of my favourite novels we explored this term was definitely Clarice Lispector’s “The Hour of the Star.” The novel’s theme of poverty and identity really stuck out to me, and I felt quite sad for Macabéa as the story of her life was laid out in front of me. Tragedy after tragedy, until finally something good was coming out of it for once, and as she was happy, she suddenly dies. Unfortunate. This term has been quite the rollercoaster for me but the end of this course is bittersweet. Sure, I’m happy I don’t have to deal with any of my other courses I’m taking this term (I’m looking directly at you macroeconomics!) but I am going to miss the chats we had in class, and the people I have met and connected with through these books. I also want to show some appreciation for Jon and Daniel, who have made this course an amazing experience. When I first registered into this course, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I was not too familiar with reading literature, and the usual texts I encounter are in the form of articles and papers assigned in class. This class has reignited my interest in novels as I have forgot how much joy comes with reading a novel, and connecting with the imaginative characters in the stories.
These blog posts have also been a joy of mine. At first, I kind of dreaded having to write a blog post every week for every book I read, but over time I found myself wanting to write down my thoughts, and just spilling out any ideas that came to my mind. I’ve never really gotten a chance to do this, so thank you.
My final question to you all is: nothing. I hope you all have an amazing summer break and get to enjoy the things you love. Take care everyone!
Okay I lied, I am actually interested in which book you would recommend reading from this term? As I only got to read 1/2 of the books each week.
“The Hour of the Star” is definitely my favorite book of this class too. Thank you for your words, Dr. Beasley-Murray and I do our best to keep your interest in literature undiminished. For my part, it has been stimulating to read your comments, to see how your analyzes become more complex and more interesting. I think that everyone in this class was able to take notice of your contributions, and I think they will give you very good reading recommendations to continue with this adventure. Enjoy your summer break!
Hi Kenward,
I realized how much I truly enjoyed Hour of the Star. Maybe we could write a post with a more appropriate word written 400 times, it could make for an interesting story for future students taking the class. Good luck with macroeconomics! Lol!