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Book Introduction The book is about Deming Guo and his birth mother Peilan Guo. One day Peilan went missing and the life of the mother and the son changed forever. The story takes place in New York, the United States and Fuzhou, China. Book Recommendation The book is worth reading for its valuable messages. WhileContinue reading “The Universality in The Leavers- The Leavers”
Book Introduction Written by Thoreau, Walden is the reflection of the two-year experiences living at the Walden pond by himself. Thoreau lived a life of simplicity and self-reliance, and he learned a great deal and about the individual and nature. Book Recommendation The book will take you away to the beautiful world of Thoreau’s. There,Continue reading “The Simplicity of Life- Walden”
I’ll think of it all tomorrow, at Tara. I can stand it then. Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.” — Margaret Mitchell Book Introduction Gone With the Wind takes place in Atlanta during the time of the American Civil War. It deals with the personalContinue reading “The Danger of a Single Story- Gone With the Wind”
“Just because some people actually work for their money doesn’t mean they are beneath you.” — Kevin Kwan Book Intro Crazy Rich Asians is Kevin Kwan’s first novel, which is written in 2013. It is about Rachel’s trip to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young and her reaction upon realizing Nick’s family as the wealthiest familyContinue reading “Common Dark Side Disclosure- Crazy Rich Asians”
“One can forgive but one should never forget”. Book Introduction As a graphic novel, Persepolis is about Marjane growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Satrapi tells the story of her childhood under the overthrow of the shah’s regime, the triumph of the Iranian Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. From aContinue reading “The Destruction of Happy Families- Persepolis”
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” — George Orwell Book Intro Animal Farm is about a farm being taken over by overworked and mistreated animals and ended up being ruled under totalitarianism. Stalinist Russia was considered the target when the book was first published. However, this masterpiece could apply toContinue reading “Unity and Conflicts- Animal Farm”
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannnot hear the falconer; things fall apart, the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” — W.B Yeats, “The Second Coming” Book Intro Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe’s critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It described Africa’s encounter withContinue reading “Social Change by Colonialism- Things Fall Apart”
“My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.”– John Green Book Intro The book is about the love story between Augustus and Hazel, a boy and a girl with cancer. They are fond of each other and give each other comforts, and slowly they become inseparable. Through all the obstacles between them, the authorContinue reading “The Necessities of Suffering- The Fault in our Stars”
The Sense Of Belonging One major question philosophers seek for answers is who we are, and to answer that they often ask where people are from and where they belong to. Each individual in the planet belongs to a family or a home, where their parents gave birth to the individual; people belong toContinue reading “The Sense of Belonging- When the Emperor was Divine”
“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.” Book Introduction The Awakening is written by Kate Chopin in 1899 and deals with the issue of solitude and gender inequality in theContinue reading “Social Norm and Social Constraint on Gender Roles- The Awakening”
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