This year was definitely an enlightening experience filled with new and interesting ideas to last a life time. From existentialism to the American Dream the topics could not be more broad, but fascinating as ever! The three works that I chose, however were "The Story of an Hour", 1984, and "The Author to Her Book".
"The Story of an Hour" set a dark and mysterious tone of death and life that I was quite fond of. What was most interesting of all though was the ironic twist of both elements within the story. As death approached one, a new life approached the other. However, as this supposed death revealed to be a lie, the only truth left was the startling death of the woman who seemed to be most alive.
1984 was an interesting eye opener to the power of government and mind control. The notion of mental manipulation and its success within the mass numbers of citizens in 1984 still cease to amaze me. It enlightened me of the many cognitive functions occurring within humans, as well as the psychology to explain it all. The novel's quotes were phenomenal as well and I must thank the author for adding so much depth and meaning beneath each message.
Last, but not least is the "The Author to Her Book" which literally existed off of metaphors. The idea of the author comparing her first written creation to her first "conceived creation" portrayed the same amount of love, hard work, and dedication one would put into raising a child. I personally enjoyed how emotional her bond was with her work. Ending the poem off with the idea of the book just leaving her and finding its own way completely shed light onto the emotional detachment authors face when letting go of the work they have created.