throw a handful of corpses down in front of my feet and expect me to cry? (another lit 240 rant)
When fishing for treasures in the flood, be sure to throw back the girls.
or something like that. found in the assigned reading; maxine hong kingston's "The Woman Warrior." for gawds sake (SAAAKE!), the professor could have chosen someone like Amy Tan for the Asian-American literature module. blah. i don't think i could elaborate on why i'm confused with this book, however. at times, its too mystical, too confusing. others, i want to say a "cheap political trick" but really, i'm at a loss for words. most of my complaint goes back to the earlier distaste for the lack of TACT typical of most modern political/ethnic writers. i don't dislike kingston, but i can't say i'm too fond of her. if "woman warrior" is any indication of the rest of her work's caliber, then i must, regrettably, say NO MORE TO HER.
though, i must add, her allusions to the People's Party and their bloody Revolutionaries running about willy-nilly, murdering ransacking property-owners got me in a foul mood. yes, i will admit this book is elliciting an emotional response. blah.
oh forget it. i'm PO'ed over a difference in literary purpose. i read/use literature to escape (its mah fix, maaan); the majority of the writers in this class use it for advancing civil rights (WE, THE ALBINO ALBANIAN MARTYRS BRIGADE, DEMAND RECOGNITION!) >_>;; ethically speaking, i can't really take complaint with the intent; its the waste of paper that kills me.
*snicker*
and now i've just realized my thesis; civil rights advocation through literary promotion something something something. now i just need me some data; allocate me some smart words.
FREE SMART WORDS! LIBERATE THE OXFORD UNABRIDGED TWENTY-SEVEN!
anyway. do the local commie-kids understand what a Revolution entails? yes, they probably do. and they're all for it. burgeoning murdering bastards idealists. pfft.
yes, i am, in fact, an elitist.
or something like that. found in the assigned reading; maxine hong kingston's "The Woman Warrior." for gawds sake (SAAAKE!), the professor could have chosen someone like Amy Tan for the Asian-American literature module. blah. i don't think i could elaborate on why i'm confused with this book, however. at times, its too mystical, too confusing. others, i want to say a "cheap political trick" but really, i'm at a loss for words. most of my complaint goes back to the earlier distaste for the lack of TACT typical of most modern political/ethnic writers. i don't dislike kingston, but i can't say i'm too fond of her. if "woman warrior" is any indication of the rest of her work's caliber, then i must, regrettably, say NO MORE TO HER.
though, i must add, her allusions to the People's Party and their bloody Revolutionaries running about willy-nilly, murdering ransacking property-owners got me in a foul mood. yes, i will admit this book is elliciting an emotional response. blah.
oh forget it. i'm PO'ed over a difference in literary purpose. i read/use literature to escape (its mah fix, maaan); the majority of the writers in this class use it for advancing civil rights (WE, THE ALBINO ALBANIAN MARTYRS BRIGADE, DEMAND RECOGNITION!) >_>;; ethically speaking, i can't really take complaint with the intent; its the waste of paper that kills me.
*snicker*
and now i've just realized my thesis; civil rights advocation through literary promotion something something something. now i just need me some data; allocate me some smart words.
FREE SMART WORDS! LIBERATE THE OXFORD UNABRIDGED TWENTY-SEVEN!
anyway. do the local commie-kids understand what a Revolution entails? yes, they probably do. and they're all for it. burgeoning murdering bastards idealists. pfft.
yes, i am, in fact, an elitist.