I say that for all this talk of Ulysses, one can scarcely see any resemblance to that age old epic. The tale of the search for home against all odds supposedly runs parallel to this story of a man already home, but it just does not appear in point of fact. Although this unique form… View More

Throughout many lifetimes I have heard tell Of stories too strange to believe, But stranger still is this everyday tale, This greyish yarn James Joyce did weave.   What moral conceived? What point to reach? In the feverish mind of a man who devours Naught but kidneys, livers, and fetid innards And meanders with wand‘ring… View More

I really enjoy Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf for many reasons; it is truly about the most ordinary thing you could ever make up. How simple to base a book just off of a dinner party and the events and thoughts that would lead up to it! The detail that she provides to the reader… View More

I too, think that male domination is present in The Fox. Although when first reading it, I was confused as to why the women were doing a man’s work. I’ve never seen anything like that before. I’ve actually never interacted with women before. Where I come from, male domination is everywhere. They do all of… View More

I’ve never experienced reading about women taking on a man’s role, so the characters of March and Banford really confused me. Since when do women do a man’s work and even dresses and behaves like a man? That is absolutely unheard of. I’m confused as to why both of these women live the way they… View More

Sir James Chettam, it is almost as if you read my mind! How similar our thoughts on Mrs. Dalloway are. She is very interesting to me, yet I feel as though I do not know very much about her so far apart from physical characteristics, her feelings of her age and her thoughts on her… View More

I agree with you, Will.  An interesting story it is and also a lovely story Virginia Woolf has put together for me to read.  Well, not just me but I feel as if it were written for me with its beautiful language and wonderful descriptions of flowers!  And oh how I imagined myself as Clarissa… View More

Mary, dear, I don’t believe you have to worry about the future and feeling as if are an old woman if you are anything like me, which I believe you are.  I feel very much as if I am still in the peak of my years.  Rather than worrying, appreciate the time that you have… View More

I feel Peter’s pain in regards to his lack of closure, but I think there’s something deeper to be discovered. He’s a World War One Veteran who is lamenting the loss of a love he never experienced. In a way, Wolfe is presenting this as a metaphor for Britain’s lament of what could have been… View More

Sir Doyle, Once again I must express my thoughts. How glad am I to find someone who shares such views on the readings. I have to say friend, I found the story quite enchanting! However, I do agree the explicit sensuality was rather objectionable, you know. I agree with you Sir that I shall not… View More