Rachelle Brenner wrote a new post, The Empty Hopes of the Wild Man’s Wife, on...
Why won’t he take what is rightfully ours, what belongs to us? She thought as she pondered his stature with her eyes. Would this silent battle continue on forever between the two of...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner wrote a new post, The Empty Hopes of the Wild Man's Wife, on...
Why won’t he take what is rightfully ours, what belongs to us? She thought as she pondered his stature with her eyes. Would this silent battle continue on forever between the two of...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner wrote a new post, The Empty Hopes of the Wild Man’s Wife, on...
Why won’t he take what is rightfully ours, what belongs to us? She thought as she pondered his stature with her eyes. Would this silent battle continue on forever between the two of them? He was older...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, ROOTS, on the site FYS: Border Crossings
Hi Shantau, I love that you brought in yoru flag as your identity object. I think it is very fitting especially with our Faulkner discussion on what shapes national identity and how in turn, it shapes...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, La Musique du Sénégal, on the site...
Christina, Your modeling of Faulkner is well done yet original. You mix short sentences with longer, more drawn out thoughts fluidly creating a similar rythm in your language. I thought it was...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, La Madagascar!, on the site Adrienne...
Adrienne, This is such an interesting perspective- Lion plays such an integral role in killing Old Ben and his effect on Boon that his perspective is worthy. Your opening of “All three fell like a...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, Forgotten Memories, on the site...
Noah, this is a very interesting look inside of Isaac’s mind and the significance of his relationship to Sam Fathers. While Faulkner constantly references Sam Fathers, we never truly understand what he...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner wrote a new post, John Grady: The Boy Father, on the site...
While alluded to briefly in the beginning, the time period which McCarthy is writing in is post World War I. John Grady’s father is a veteran of the War who appears to suffer from PTSD and as a...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, All The Pretty Horses: Film...
Aziza, I agree with you completely. McCarthy presents a much more philosophical Western than Billy Bob Thorton’s film adaptation. While as far as film adaptations go (and sometimes they can be a little...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, All The Pretty Horses: Film...
Oh my gosh. Alicia- I am so sorry. Don’t mind me- it’s the cold medicine.
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, All the Pretty Horses: Through a Film...
Hello Bridgette! This characterization of the woman is so powerful. Alfonsa is such an interesting character and a very powerful woman. Her protection of Alejandra is heartwarming yet also harsh and...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, The Queen, on the site Maura-uding
Maura my dear, “She is powerful, commands those around her, she protects the king and she is the most dangerous piece on the board” (Maura, Blog Post). Yes, I did just quote you (not correctly in MLA I...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, All the Pretty Horses screening-...
Hi Aziza! I agree that McCarthy uses Alfonsa as a figure of empowerment. You highlight the use of the camera to exhibit power through a close-up shot which is a very powerful technique. For some reason...
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Rachelle Brenner wrote a new post, Gigi's Floraison, on the site The...
The female narrative of bildungsroman in Oates and McCarthy, is either not addressed, or developed incompletely by a focus on sexual identity as the only means of growth or...
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Rachelle Brenner wrote a new post, Gigi’s Floraison, on the site English 200
The female narrative of bildungsroman in Oates and McCarthy, is either not addressed, or developed incompletely by a focus on sexual identity as the only means of growth or...
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Rachelle Brenner wrote a new post, Gigi’s Floraison, on the site FYS: Border...
The female narrative of bildungsroman in Oates and McCarthy, is either not addressed, or developed incompletely by a focus on sexual identity as the only means of growth or...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, The Giver as Bildungsroman, on the...
Jake, This is a very insightful comparison. I had never read The Giver, but you synthesized the plot well and provided us with integral details to display the bildungsroman genre. This futuristic,...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, Coming of Age: Into the Wild, on the...
Alicia, This is such a unique bildungsroman- one which you argue well for its development. While John Grady experiences the natural world, his coming of age is very much connected to society in the...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, A New Page: A look into facing race,...
Birdie, Your universalization of hatred is so powerful. I think your assessment of the forum and the role of the oppressor is a perspective that is so important. What if blame was left out of the...
View ArticleRachelle Brenner commented on the post, The American Bildungsroman, on the...
Marie, Your ideas about the past and facing it in order to progress are so astute. Rather than the Bildungsroman of our protagonist experience first time trials, Amir’s need to resurface old trials and...
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