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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post The Importance of Humanity in Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 9 months ago
Entering into this course, the only experience I had with Victorian Literature was in gothic horror novels such as Frankenstein. I had little knowledge of general Victorian literature. The stereotypical view of […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Romance vs Victorian Society in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 9 months ago
In Reuban Sachs, one of the elements of the plot I immediately noticed was the prevalence of romance and courtship. Much of the plot surrounds Reuben and Judith, and their relationship within both the […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Violent Themes in Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 10 months ago
In both of Wilde’s works, there are many dark themes surrounding loved ones. In much of the literature we have read, there has been many examples of inflicting violence acts against family members or those close. […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Rising in Status in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 10 months ago
Once again, strong parallels can be formed between the central characters of Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations. In the content of this week’s chapters, this is most notable in Pip and Heathcliff’s rise in […]
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Kristopher Bangsil commented on the post, Chapter 2, on the groupblog
Marginalia 4 years, 10 months ago
I found this paragraph to be a little humorous in Pip’s analysis of the world around him, and also interesting. It seems that his sister is the dominant force in his domestic world. We learned through our previous […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post A Child’s Perspective in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 10 months ago
Pip is raised by his sister, who seems to be the dominant force in the household. This is humorously mentioned, whom Pip says that his sister perhaps married Joe “by hand”. I find it interesting that in the ear […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Science, Religion, and Ambiguity in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
Of course, the most obvious and clear connection between all of the works is the progress of science, and how it conflicts with previously revered religious thought. Father and Son describe the resistance to this […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Throughlines in Wuthering Heights in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
As the second half of the novel came to a close, I found it interesting how much of the second half mirrored the first. Similar themes such as marriage, complicated relationships, and familial lines all play a […]
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Kristopher Bangsil commented on the post, Chapter 28, on the groupblog
Marginalia 4 years, 11 months ago
The cruelty of this particular line of dialogue brings into perspective all of Heathcliff and Linton’s actions. There is a lot of depth to many characters in Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff in particular. Linton at […]
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Kristopher Bangsil edited the blog post Violence within Victorian Institutions in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
As the story continues, the most interesting character I find within Wuthering Heights is Heathcliff. The combination of Heathcliff’s unique upbringing, contrasted against the upper-class world of wealth within […]
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Kristopher Bangsil edited the blog post Children in the Victorian Social Climate in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 4 years, 11 months ago
One of the most prevalent parts of the beginning of Wuthering Heights is in its usage of children. One of the most critical and strange scenes in the opening chapters is when Catherine’s ghost talks with L […]
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Kristopher Bangsil commented on the post, Martineau, Society in America, on the groupblog
Marginalia 5 years ago
The concept of representation and consent to governance is one of the core and fundamental aspects of American freedom. The United States was built upon the idea that the government was a true representation of […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post What I hope to learn about Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 5 years ago
I have read very little Victorian Literature, maybe even less so than many other students who are coming into this course with little experience. The only experience I have within this time period is Mary […]
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Kristopher Bangsil replied to the topic Favorite work of Victorian literature in the forum
Nineteenth-Century Studies 5 years ago
Dracula by Bram Stoker
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Kristopher Bangsil joined the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies 5 years ago
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Kristopher Bangsil edited the blog post Learning to Write in the group
American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago
Writing is a difficult skill that takes years to develop and perfect. The process to solve a math problem can be instructed, the dates of a political conflict can be memorized, and even chemical compounds can be […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post The Importance of Personal Conflict in The Stone Sky in the group
American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago
One of the most powerful moments in The Broken Earth occurs in its final confrontation. “This moment would be when Essun and Nassun finally meet up after years of travel, “I watch you and your daughter face eac […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Defining Genre: Cyclical Apocalypse? in the group
American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago
Early on within my read of The Fifth Season, I had a personal theory that perhaps the Stillness was our own real world. Following the destruction of the environment, as we currently know it, the organizations and […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post Labels, Identity, and Use-Names in the group
American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago
Labels, names, and identify have power. More power than we often give them credit. In Joy Kim’s post, this subject is tackled and spoken about in a way that I truly identified with. I strongly agree with many p […]
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Kristopher Bangsil wrote a new blog post The Aeta and Cultural Disaster in the group
American Studies: 5 years, 9 months ago
In the collaborative blog post I previously worked on about the Mt. Pinatubo eruption, I had the chance to look into older stories I have been told within my own family and cultural upbringing. While I would […]
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