April 2012
7 posts
Anonymous asked: Your short writing from 4/11 is very interesting. Was it inspired by the book you are reading?
Short Writing
Everyone has a place in their imagination that they can escape to, something that can make them feel safe or happy. For some it’s a scent, for others a memory frozen in their minds eye captured until Alzheimer’s or death takes it away. For me it’s been a place, a place that inspires and envelops my senses in surrealism. This place is secluded, only for me, and I don’t...
Chapter 4
In this chapter he visits the lodge next door, and the family of the “princess” who inhabits it. I’m still not sure as to why they refer to her as the princess, because from the descriptions of her, and her living situation she doesn’t seem to be a princess at all. In fact in previous chapters he mentions how poor and shabby the princess’ lodge is. Also,...
Anonymous asked: How does the author use effeminate language? Can you give us an example?
First Love Chapter 3
In chapter 3 Vladmir discovers letters from the neighbor girl, or “princess” to his mother. He knows his mother hasn’t written back, because of her poor language skills in both French and Russian, and because his father wasn’t there to assist with the writing at that time. This chapter in a way describes the girl of his interests by her notes and handwriting. He...
First Love Chapter 2
In the second chapter of First Love Vladimir takes a walk past the borders of the garden. The surprising part is that he was carrying a gun with him. As he walked past the borders, he saw a girl with a small group of males gathered around her. Her delicate features were what drew his attention. A lot of the wording from this chapter was romantic and borderline sexual. It helped...
First Love Chapter 1
After finishing the first chapter of this short story, there is still no sign of romance, as the writer frames the setting, and the backdrop. Turgenev sets the backdrop with a young boy who grew up as an only child to a wealthy family brought together by circumstance. It is interesting that while framing his character Turgenev uses a lot of effeminate words to describe the boy’s...
March 2012
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First Love, by Ivan Turgenev
Hello,
I’ve decided that because most people base stereotype of the sharper harder to deal with aspects of Russian/Soviet culture that I would state my adventure through literature with the softer side. First Love, by Ivan Turgenev, otherwise known as Первая любовь is a frame story recounting a tale of first love. I will be reading it chapter by chapter, and posting...
