World Literature!

This is the final blog about taking the World Literature course. I found some of the pieces very interesting and I feel more cultured from all the stories we read. I enjoyed reading about ancient literature because I had very little knowledge of pieces like that, minus the Bible. It taught me about what people at that time thought about. Learning about Chinese stories brought a whole new aspect of the things that matter to that culture and it was quite interesting to hear. Now, I didn't really enjoy ancient Roman and Greek literature because they had gross and depressing concepts that were not enjoyable, but again still interesting to hear. Dante's Inferno was pretty cool but I kind of wish we learned about the other two parts to the book series to get the whole story. And finally, Hamlet was very depressing and frustrating because the whole time I just wanted to tell Hamlet what he should do to make things okay with little problems. Overall, this course taught me much about the different types of people and what people ponder on, whether it be the same or different. I feel like a more cultured human after taking this class. Hoped you liked my blog!

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More Adventures from Gulliver

I found out that this is the 2nd to last blog so I have one more week to get done with the book. Though, I found out this yesterday so I got really far in reading. Last we left Gulliver he was in Brobdingnag and was having a little of a hard time at being so small in a country so big. He wishes that he can one day return to England. And he does! Yay! Sum of Brobdingnag: People thought of him as simple and he was seen a entertainment in my perspective.

He leaves again because he gets an offer from a captain that he can't refuse. So he goes and they get capture by pirates and they leave Gulliver on an island. He then gets picked up by a floating island and starts new adventures. The place is call Laputa and they are proficient in magnetism which is how the island floats. They are all into math and music but nothing else. So, there country isn't great and he wants to leave. He goes to a few other places around the area and sees spirits and immortal people. But thankfully he returns home.

After 5 months at home he starts his new career as a captain! Oh goodness I just wished he stayed at home! And his wife probably has given up on this point that he won't live a calm life. Well, he goes off and what do you know, his ship goes into mutiny to become pirates and he gets kicked off on an island. What a surprise! This place is call Houyhnhnms and is ruled by horses. Humans, or Yahoos, as they call them, are very uncivil here and are seen as cattle. That is where I stopped reading.

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So, this book was ok at first, but it seems as the story goes on it gets weirder and weirder. I'm interested to see how he'll be taken by the horses and visa versa. Stay tune for the last blog!!