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Sunday, August 7, 2011
Reading List For 2012
1984 (1948) by George Orwell was read by multiple friends and I never thought of finding the book when I required a replacement for a book that was ending. 1984 takes place in a dystopia where the freedoms of the people have been taken away. The book is an average length. I have already seen Orwell's style in Animal Farm. His style was not hard to keep myself caught in the story of the first book by Orwell that I read.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1917), a partial autobiography, by James Joyce shows the life of Joyce's alter ego and a connection to the myth of Daedalus. The novel is written with little dialogue and a third-person view. The book should not take a long time to read but appears to be a possibly interesting story of a man who resists the ideas he had been raised to believe.
King Lear was written around 1606 by William Shakespeare was found on a reading list for the past AP Literature exam questions. The play is considered one of Shakespeare's best works. The play is based on the legend of King Lear, who was a king of pre-Roman Britain. I have read Shakespeare's plays in the past, which means there shouldn't be a large amount of wondering what is going on during my reading.
Main Street (1920), written by Sinclair Lewis, is a story about a woman who moves from the city into a rural town in Minnesota. The physical appearance of the small town cause her to want to change the place, in her view, for the better. The people who had already been living there resist the changes and collect in their established group. I hope that the connections between this aged novel and today's events can be found by myself through this long story.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque details the first World War as seen by the eyes of a German youth who enlists in the war. The book attempts to show the evils of the war as millions of the young men died in the war. Remarque, a German, can vividly show the events of the book due to his personal experiences as he served in the war. The writing style and length should allow this novel to hopefully be a painless read.
Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut takes place during World War II as a soldier is captured by the Nazis and placed in an abandoned slaughterhouse called slaughterhouse number five. The soldier, Billy, later travels through time and becomes captured by aliens. The novel is fairly short. The story, however, touches on different themes and gained the title of one of the best antiwar novels of the twentieth century.
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by Arthur Miller. The play follows a failing salesman, who believes he is living the American dream. He attempts to influence his thinking onto his sons. One son begins to see the false lifestyle as a lie and resists falling into the society that his father believed was best. The play finds important themes in American society that should be able to be seen even today.
Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe explains two stories that both center around a man of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first story contains the man, Okonkwo, and his separation from the tribal world. The next story is modern with a clash between the tribal worlds and the European missionaries. The fairly short book appears to be structured simply with a more complex meaning underneath.
Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller is a satire on World War II that follows a pilot as he's caught between a suicide bombing mission and the inability to remove himself to the situation. The author fills the pages with bits of comedy to lighten the atmosphere of the novel. The book may be a challenge due to the length but, I should be able to find some enjoyment from the story.
Oedipus Rex was written by Sophocles was the second of the Theban tragedies that show the events of Oedipus the king. The play is part of the tragedy of the man who was cursed from birth and survived his parents attempts to save themselves from the curse. The style of the play may be a challenge at some times due to the extreme age of the play, although most of the versions of the play may have some help to reduce the aging.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1917), a partial autobiography, by James Joyce shows the life of Joyce's alter ego and a connection to the myth of Daedalus. The novel is written with little dialogue and a third-person view. The book should not take a long time to read but appears to be a possibly interesting story of a man who resists the ideas he had been raised to believe.
King Lear was written around 1606 by William Shakespeare was found on a reading list for the past AP Literature exam questions. The play is considered one of Shakespeare's best works. The play is based on the legend of King Lear, who was a king of pre-Roman Britain. I have read Shakespeare's plays in the past, which means there shouldn't be a large amount of wondering what is going on during my reading.
Main Street (1920), written by Sinclair Lewis, is a story about a woman who moves from the city into a rural town in Minnesota. The physical appearance of the small town cause her to want to change the place, in her view, for the better. The people who had already been living there resist the changes and collect in their established group. I hope that the connections between this aged novel and today's events can be found by myself through this long story.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) by Erich Maria Remarque details the first World War as seen by the eyes of a German youth who enlists in the war. The book attempts to show the evils of the war as millions of the young men died in the war. Remarque, a German, can vividly show the events of the book due to his personal experiences as he served in the war. The writing style and length should allow this novel to hopefully be a painless read.
Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut takes place during World War II as a soldier is captured by the Nazis and placed in an abandoned slaughterhouse called slaughterhouse number five. The soldier, Billy, later travels through time and becomes captured by aliens. The novel is fairly short. The story, however, touches on different themes and gained the title of one of the best antiwar novels of the twentieth century.
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by Arthur Miller. The play follows a failing salesman, who believes he is living the American dream. He attempts to influence his thinking onto his sons. One son begins to see the false lifestyle as a lie and resists falling into the society that his father believed was best. The play finds important themes in American society that should be able to be seen even today.
Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe explains two stories that both center around a man of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first story contains the man, Okonkwo, and his separation from the tribal world. The next story is modern with a clash between the tribal worlds and the European missionaries. The fairly short book appears to be structured simply with a more complex meaning underneath.
Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller is a satire on World War II that follows a pilot as he's caught between a suicide bombing mission and the inability to remove himself to the situation. The author fills the pages with bits of comedy to lighten the atmosphere of the novel. The book may be a challenge due to the length but, I should be able to find some enjoyment from the story.
Oedipus Rex was written by Sophocles was the second of the Theban tragedies that show the events of Oedipus the king. The play is part of the tragedy of the man who was cursed from birth and survived his parents attempts to save themselves from the curse. The style of the play may be a challenge at some times due to the extreme age of the play, although most of the versions of the play may have some help to reduce the aging.
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