Author Archives: Lauren Iannolo
Progress or the Past in the Periphery?
We have discussed the notion of progress abundantly throughout the semester and whether the plots of the novels seem to be moving forward or in what ways they seem to be referencing the past. After finishing She, I reread the … Continue reading
The Objective (or Subjective) Narrator Revisited
While reading She I could not help but be reminded of The Moonstone, especially when considering the narrative style. The narrator of the introduction, whose name we do not know, refers to himself as the “editor” of the manuscript, which … Continue reading
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Tagged narrator, objective, point of view, She, subjective, The Moonstone
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Chris Hedges- Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
I went to the lecture by Chris Hedges tonight and was very moved by it, despite the fact that I had not previous heard of Hedges or his book Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. Hedges argues that the liberal … Continue reading
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Tagged bulstrode, chris hedges, Core / Periphery, lannan, Lannan Symposium, periphery, Periphery/Core
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The Responsibility That Comes With a Social Network
In this section, not only are the social networks discussed, but a motif that repeatedly appears is what determines the strength of the ties. The characters grapple with this question and to whom they owe responsibility and are rightly obligated … Continue reading
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Tagged featherstone, Middlemarch, obligation, responsibility, social network
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Subjective Narrators Mean Objective Reader
After having read the novel as narrated by two different people, I have come to the conclusion that the purpose of the narrators is in fact to allow the reader to view the story objectively through the subjective lens of … Continue reading
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Tagged Betteredge, Clack, narrator, objective, subjective, The Moonstone
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