Equiano’s narrative voice is so striking in its clarity and his ability to portray such vivid images in ways that are both concise and effective. I’m thinking of the scene at the beginning of chapter 8 in which he has recurring dreams about a shipwreck, and then he is trying to warn the captain about… Continue reading Equiano 2 – Leo K

It took a moment for me to become adjusted to the form of Lawrence Sterne’s writing, the way he includes rapid bits of dialogue interspersed with his own sort of stream of consciousness recounting of the events from his travels. I’m really enjoying his narrative voice. It sounds very much like a young voice, being… Continue reading A Sentimental Journey – Leo K

Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” seems to build so many scenes of life at once, offering an almost dizzying look at aspects of living and of experiencing the world before death. The scenes change so rapidly in scale, the night, a herd in a wide field, the “plowman,” to the “droning” beetle,… Continue reading Leo K – Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

It was interesting to me, from the introductory video, the mention of how this style of journalism rose in popularity alongside the growing middle class. The video also mentioned contemporary forms of media that we are familiar with, like The Daily Show, whose formulas and voice were influenced by the types of reporting done in… Continue reading Leo K – Print Culture

I thought the role of the narrator was an interesting aspect of this novel. There are moments where it’s easy to get lost in the plot and the series of events, especially during those longer sections of what appears to be a sort of omniscient third person narration. Because of that, it always took me… Continue reading (Leo K) Oroonoko