Hey everyone! My name is Ava and I am a second-year Bachelor of Arts student interested in majoring in Political Science. I was born in Vancouver and so I grew up loving hiking, camping, and any other outdoor activities. I was always super close with my family, my mom used to read me books when I was younger so that’s where my love for reading came from. Today I like reading any genre from classics to fantasy and contemporary novels. My favourite book is The Secret History by Donna Tartt which I recommend if you’re into pretentious characters who make questionable decisions for the sake of artistry :). Funnily enough, one of the main ideas in The Secret History is the dangers of romanticizing bizarre situations which made me think of the discussion we had in class today regarding whether fiction needs to feel real in order to be good. I think, in this case, there were a lot of unrealistic satirical situations however because it was told from the perspective of one of the characters themselves, it was genuinely very enjoyable!<\/p>\n
I definitely expect to be challenged when reading these novels because they are not the type of literature I would typically reach for, but I am familiar with some of the authors so I am excited to learn more about their writings. One thing I hated about the readings we had to do in high school was that we were always so focused on finding the deeper meanings of stories, that we failed to enjoy the readings for themselves at face value, therefore, that is something that I look forward to appreciating more in this course.<\/p>\n
For this semester, I really want to engage more with novels outside of the world of American literature just because I think that storytelling is such a powerful form of communication shared differently around the world. As mentioned in the lecture video, I am also really interested to see how these texts compare to each other based on who is writing them and in what country they are based in. I am usually more drawn to female authors I don’t really know why, I think it’s because I am able to pick up on their sarcastic quips more often. I am very new to blogging so this very much feels like a notes app brain dump but I am excited to discuss the readings and share my own opinions on them and read everyone else’s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hey everyone! My name is Ava and I am a second-year Bachelor of Arts student interested in majoring in Political Science. I was born in Vancouver and so I grew up loving hiking, camping, and any other outdoor activities. I … Continue reading