I finished "Animal Farm" recently. I am not certain that I read it in high school, though I remember it was assigned to us. Reading "Animal Farm" now, much of the story feels familiar, even in its details. I think in fact I probably read it in high school and the meaning went over my … Continue reading Animal Farm
Tag: East of Eden
East of Eden
I recently read John Steinbeck's "East of Eden", a novel so rich, and long, that one blog post couldn't begin to uncover even 2% of it. But below I've quoted passages from the novel that I'll talk about both in themselves and in relation to certain texts: the Bible, principally Genesis and Job; Miguel de … Continue reading East of Eden