Honors Humanities
For this semester of honors, we read books and had group seminars about them afterwards. The individuals that took part in the book club also completed projects along with normal classwork. We read four different books during the book club. First we read The Stranger by Albert Camus, then Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, then A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, and last but not least The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, which was my favorite of the four.
The book that left the biggest impact on me was The Bluest Eye. It was all about a young African American girl struggling through life in a time of not only extreme prejudice, but extreme poverty. Toni Morrison uses a haunting story about a girl coming of age trying to feel comfortable in her own skin all while facing sexual assault, family abuse, pregnancy, and the death of her child to both inspire readers to be audacious in who they are and know the unimaginable times that so many have and are facing. Morrison paints a vivid picture of the struggles some have to go through simply for being bold enough to be born black, or poor, or female, or into an era of hate and unbalance. This book, while heart sickening, left me hopeful inspired, and much more willing to look beyond the skin of a person.
Overall, this book club as a really amazing experience. I got to read amazing books and explore the biggest questions of life through literature that illustrates profound ideas through everyday life of ordinary people.
The book that left the biggest impact on me was The Bluest Eye. It was all about a young African American girl struggling through life in a time of not only extreme prejudice, but extreme poverty. Toni Morrison uses a haunting story about a girl coming of age trying to feel comfortable in her own skin all while facing sexual assault, family abuse, pregnancy, and the death of her child to both inspire readers to be audacious in who they are and know the unimaginable times that so many have and are facing. Morrison paints a vivid picture of the struggles some have to go through simply for being bold enough to be born black, or poor, or female, or into an era of hate and unbalance. This book, while heart sickening, left me hopeful inspired, and much more willing to look beyond the skin of a person.
Overall, this book club as a really amazing experience. I got to read amazing books and explore the biggest questions of life through literature that illustrates profound ideas through everyday life of ordinary people.