Kim Ae-ran’s My Brilliant Life explores the meaning of communication through Areum, a boy with progeria. This blog post explores communication and understanding in her story. About Areum The parents of Areum, the protagonist of the Korean novel My Brilliant Life, start a family a little differently. She became a parent to a child at the age of a high school student, a little earlier...
Book Plot – Vatsyayana’s Kama Sutra, Pleasure or Philosophy?
Is the ancient Indian erotic scripture Kama Sutra a simple book of pleasure or a profound book of philosophy? We explore Vatsyayana’s wisdom on love and life. A barren land where even goats think deeply As the world becomes more chaotic, more and more people are going to India. This is because a different universe from that of the ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi, the pinnacle of...
Reading Note – How did Pushkin’s literature influence later generations of writers?
Pushkin was a master of Russian literature, and his works had a profound influence on later generations of writers. We will take a look at how his literature was passed down and developed. If you have studied Russian and never read Pushkin’s works, it is like entering a treasure island and returning empty-handed. In this way, Pushkin is a treasure island of Russian literature. His...
Reading Note – Why do George Gissing’s essays move readers?
George Gissing’s essays contain his poor academic life and his deep love for nature. He describes the pain and ideals of life with a calm and mature writing style that moves and touches the reader. George Gissing’s “The Spring Beauty” was originally the first part of his long essay “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”. This memoir is an...
How does Walter Horatio Pater’s view of art differ from hedonism?
Walter Horatio Pater was a representative thinker of Aestheticism who pursued a higher level of aesthetic exploration that differed from hedonism. His view of art is rooted in a subtle aestheticism that goes beyond sensual pleasure to spiritual beauty. The Victorian-era Walter Horatio Pater, who lived an aesthetic life of seclusion, contemplating life through the window of the art he...
What is the danger of materialism that Hermann Hesse warned about, and what does it mean for us today?
In Demian, Hermann Hesse warned that materialism leads to the loss of the individual and to war and chaos in society. His message is still valid today, and we should seek a way to find our true selves through it. What I felt while reading Hermann Hesse’s “Demian” was that, apart from the fact that the book was written against the backdrop of the Great War and was well...
Reading Note – What is the real age of the boy Manolin in “The Old Man and the Sea”?
Is the boy Manolin in Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” really a young boy? In this article we will determine his real age based on the original text. About the age of the “boy” in the work The Old Man and the Sea is considered to be one of Hemingway’s best works. In contrast, the structure of the story is simple. It is the story of an old fisherman...
Reading Note – How does Les Misérables portray human nature?
Les Misérables is a work that explores human good and evil, redemption and sacrifice. This blog post will explore how the novel portrays human nature. Les Misérables Summary “Les Misérables is a masterpiece of Victor Hugo’s life, which he kept in mind for 35 years and completed over 16 years. This work is a historical novel in that it deals with the Paris Uprising of June 1832...
Book Review: “The Old Man and the Sea” The Pinnacle of Hemingway’s Literature
Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” is a masterpiece of human endurance and challenge. This review explores its depth. Hemingway’s Greatest Masterpiece “The Old Man and the Sea is a masterpiece that earned Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize (1953) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1954) in his later years, and is considered his greatest work. The Swedish Academy...
Book Review – Les Misérables (An Eternal Monument to the Human Spirit for Justice and Peace)
Les Misérables is Victor Hugo’s masterpiece about human suffering, love, forgiveness and justice. It explores the nobility of the human spirit for justice and peace, and provides timeless inspiration and lessons. Victor Hugo Victor Hugo was born in Besançon, France in 1802. His father was a soldier, and he spent his childhood moving between France, Italy, and Spain. Fascinated by...