The reading that I liked the most this semester was “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Conner because it represented old school and new school mindsets and how neither one is better than the other. For example, the grandmother was a traditional, racist Southern woman and the kids demonstrated the innocence of the newer generation, there was also very clear hypocrisy. Also, I just found it amusing that the grandmother caused the family’s death and she was the main one trying to lead them, and I know that even though the son wanted to keep driving, he respected his mom, as she is his elder and listened to her which caused their demise. I also enjoyed “Little Snow White” because that’s a fairy tale I grew up on as a child and now I can read it as a sinister fairy tale versus how I used to read it as just a simple princess love story. The reading that I liked the least was Oedipus the King by Sophocles because Greek plays has always been my weakness due to the vernacular. I had to re-read certain parts over in order to understand the characters roles and what they were talking about because it also jumped a lot to different characters.
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Kiara, thanks for the good posts. I love how everyone has different reasons for connecting to a particular work of literature. I appreciate your comments about “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” It’s a very good example of how comedy and tragedy often work together. I’m also glad that you have a fuller experience with “Little Snow White” now that you have explored some of the psychological implications. I think that when you approach any fairy tale now, you’ll be able to see the darker side and the deeper meaning.